No. Never heard of him.
I'm not sure there will be one ( because of the reasons which you are hinting at in #4.)
Fading due to the same reasons which brought down Britain. Over-extended. Confusing national interest for stability and pissing people off in the process.
I don't know about "toughness" but the potency of weaponry has reached the point where any small group gains an exaggerated degree of firepower just by having them. That makes control of populations far more difficult.
I'm not sure there will be one ( because of the reasons which you are hinting at in #4.)
Fading due to the same reasons which brought down Britain. Over-extended. Confusing national interest for stability and pissing people off in the process.
I don't know about "toughness" but the potency of weaponry has reached the point where any small group gains an exaggerated degree of firepower just by having them. That makes control of populations far more difficult.