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Pepe Escobar

Pepe Escobar is the roving correspondent for Asia Times. His latest book is “Obama Does Globalistan”.

Russian President Vladimir Putin (AP/Ivan Sekretarev)

How China and Russia are running rings around Washington

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The 21st century belongs to China: Why the new Silk Road threatens to end America’s economic dominance

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Go West, young Han: How China and the new Silk Road threaten American imperialism

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The “New American Century” is over before it started

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How Snowden empowers China

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Barack Obama (Reuters/Jason Reed)

Don’t hold your breath for bilateral discussions with Iran

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Iran's Chief Nuclear Negotiator Saeed Jalili, right, and EU Foreign Policy Chief Catherine Ashton leave after they posed for cameras before their meeting in Istanbul, Turkey, Saturday, April 14, 2012 (AP Photo/Tolga Adanali, Pool)

A farewell to superpowers

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Reuters/Guang Niu

The myth of an isolated Iran

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The collapse of neoliberal capitalism

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Men chant slogans and wave the Egyptian flag during a rally to support Muslims and Christians in national unity at Tahrir Square, the focal point of Egyptian January 25 uprising, in Cairo, Egypt Friday, March 11, 2011, two days after 13 were killed and 140 wounded during clashes between Muslims and Christians as the police and ruling military struggle to maintain order barely a month after a popular uprising ousted longtime leader Hosni Mubarak. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo) (AP)

Is Egypt the future IndoTurkeZil?

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China wages “war” over Asian pipelines

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