Author / Fahim Masoud
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Is Europe Fading into Insignificance?
BY FAHIM MASOUD The world order is changing and global power is shifting to the East. As China and India continue to rise, many scholars believe that the end of Western hegemony is inevitable. The birth of a new world order, which is manifested through the rise of the East and the decline of the…
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The Coming Collapse of China
BY FAHIM MASOUD In a remarkably short time, China has become a world-class manufacturing powerhouse. Not surprisingly, China’s impressive economic growth of 9.5% annually, its widespread economic investments around the world, and its rapid ascent to global power, have caused concern in the western world, especially in the United States. China’s growing appetite for non-renewable…
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Too Fast, Too Soon: Afghanistan After Withdrawal
The United States invaded Afghanistan in the fall of 2001 to kill Osama Bin Laden and to overthrow the Taliban regime, because it was hosting al-Qaeda elements. This was the U.S. objective. Now, bin Laden is dead—thanks to the U.S. Navy Seals—and the Taliban movement has been greatly weakened. Freedom was a foreign concept in…
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Book Review: “The Warrior’s Heart” by Eric Greitens
Eric Greitens received a degree from Duke University in ethics, philosophy, and public policy. He earned the prestigious Rhodes scholarship, and eventually received a PhD from Oxford University. As if these accomplishments were not enough, Greitens was also a boxing champion and a Navy SEAL. However, this is not all. It seems there are few…
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A New Great Game in Central Asia?
Is there a new “Great Game” springing into existence in Central Asia? Many pundits and journalists who write on the region and its global importance argue that there is. In fact, after the Cold War and the birth of the five republics of Central Asia, this debate has dominated much of the analysis of the…
