On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, America awoke the undisputed superpower, commanding advantages across all dimensions of national power.
America boasted unprecedented diplomatic and military strength. Our companies dominated the U.S.-developed internet, spreading soft power at light speed. Our economy was 32 percent of global gross domestic product, the federal budget generated surpluses and the national debt was less than $6 trillion. A true “near peer” was laughable.
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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- November 12, 2018
What Does Iran Really Think of China? -- Mahmoud Pargoo, The Diplomat
Why a strategic port in Iran was exempted from sanctions -- Kambaiz Rafi, Asia Times
Over 40 years of diplomatic drama, a rising China opens up to, and transforms, the world -- Cary Huang, SCMP
Bangladesh moves towards a 'managed' election -- Shafquat Rabbee, Al Jazeera
Why is India 'Hinduizing' cities' Muslim names? -- Murali Krishnan, DW
Identity politics looms over Indonesia’s presidential election -- Deasy Simandjuntak, East Asia Forum
Asia’s $4.3 trillion stock rout is 20 years coming -- William Pesek, Asia Times
Hundreds of Thousands March to Celebrate Polish Independence -- Jan Cienski, Politico EU
Time to face facts on Ukraine's dead ceasefire deal -- Ariana Gic and Roman Sohn, EU Observer
Is the EU kowtowing to the Kremlin on Magnitsky sanctions? -- Teri Schultz, DW
The World Has Come Full Circle—And Taken a Turn For The Worse -- Nicholas Dungan, Atlantic Council
Donald Trump's European tour shows familiar failures symbolised by bone-crushing handshake -- Conor Duffy, ABC News Online
A Determined Man: World War I, Hitler, and the Unlikely March to World War II -- John Mueller, Commentary
Today's Armies Are Still Fighting World War I -- James Stavridis, Bloomberg View
World War I Relived Day by Day -- Patrick Chovanec, New York Review Of Books
