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There was no collapse of global civilization or anything close to it in the 20th century. The collapse of USSR is indeed a tragedy event for their civilians but I'd not consider that a collapse of civilization. You still have a government. Yes there was an economic crisis but that's not a collapse of civilization.

I'd 100% agree if the wording is something like collapse of economy.

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There was also a government during the collapse of the Roman Empire, which surely must qualify for any reasonable definition of a 'collapse of global civilization'.

The US going through something akin to what happened to the USSR would be a similar event for today's world, given the massive role that the US plays in the current world order.

You might want to re-read the wording in the post, which specifically said, "...political/economic/social complexity over a considerable area, for an extended time."

Depending on exactly how you interpret that phrase, there have been multiple country/regional collapses in recent history. As far as the USSR, it no longer exists. Sure, new countries replaced it, with some matching to countries that existed pre-USSR, but that country is gone. That seems like a collapse by any definition.

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