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World October 11, 2016
Think the US Is the Foremost Global Superpower? Think Again
Welcome to a multipolar world.
Dilip Hiro
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Nuclear Arms and Proliferation April 4, 2016
Where Local Conflict Could Have Nuclear Consequences
Kashmir was already one of the most dangerous places on Earth—then tactical nukes got involved.
Dilip Hiro
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Foreign Policy March 31, 2015
Will the United States Become a Footnote in Afghanistan’s History?
In the new politics of Afghanistan, the Obama administration finds itself being reduced to the status of bystander.
Dilip Hiro
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Foreign Policy June 5, 2014
How Egypt’s Generals Sidelined Uncle Sam
Its ‘generosity’ toward Cairo notwithstanding, Washington has been reduced to the role of a helpless bystander.
Dilip Hiro
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Foreign Policy September 30, 2013
A World in Which No One Is Listening to the Planet’s Sole Superpower
The greater Middle East’s greatest rebuff to Uncle Sam.
Dilip Hiro
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Economy April 2, 2013
How Operation Enduring Freedom Mutated Into Operation Enduring Corruption
In Western hands, Afghanistan didn't transition to a "free market" system—but a particularly venal form of crony capitalism.
Dilip Hiro
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Foreign Policy October 18, 2012
Washington’s Pakistan Meltdown
The United States and Pakistan have become the dysfunctional nuclear family of international relations.
Dilip Hiro
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Foreign Policy April 17, 2012
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Foreign Policy May 24, 2011
Playing the China Card: Has the Obama Administration Miscalculated in Pakistan?
Pakistan’s Chinese alliance is one of its most potent weapons in any future showdown with the US.
Dilip Hiro
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Foreign Policy May 27, 2010
The American Century Is So Over
Obama’s rudderless foreign policy underscores America’s waning power.
Dilip Hiro