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Nuclear Arms and ProliferationApril 4, 2019
South Asia’s Overlooked Nuclear Crisis
While few were watching, India and Pakistan may have just narrowly avoided a nuclear confrontation.
Dilip Hiro
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Foreign PolicyAugust 23, 2018
Donald Trump Makes the United States More Dispensable Than Ever
The president who coined “the art of the deal” has drastically reduced his country’s value globally.
Dilip Hiro
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Foreign PolicyFebruary 6, 2018
America First Actually Means China First
“Rivals” are stepping into the vacuum created by Trump’s isolationism.
Dilip Hiro
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Foreign PolicyJuly 6, 2017
Trump and Saudi Arabia Against the World
This is a formula for disaster on a global scale.
Dilip Hiro
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WorldOctober 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 ProliferationApril 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 PolicyMarch 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 PolicyJune 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 PolicySeptember 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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EconomyApril 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