Dilip Hiro

Dilip Hiro is the author of 32 books, the latest being After Empire: The Birth of A Multipolar World (Nation Books).

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The Great Afghan Corruption Scam

Corruption in today's Afghanistan has roots in Operation Enduring Freedom.

Tue Apr. 2, 2013 12:33 PM PDT

Washington's Pakistan Meltdown

How the U.S. and Pakistan became the dysfunctional nuclear family of international relations.

Thu Oct. 18, 2012 12:01 PM PDT

How Pakistan Makes Washington Pay for the Afghan War

The US needs access to the Pakistani border into Afghanistan, so Pakistan is playing its advantage for all it's worth.

Tue Apr. 17, 2012 11:29 AM PDT

Pakistan Plays the China Card

Has the Obama administration miscalculated in Pakistan?

Tue May. 24, 2011 12:56 PM PDT

America Is Suffering a Power Outage

…and the rest of the world knows it.

Thu Sep. 23, 2010 11:57 AM PDT

The American Century Is So Over

Obama’s rudderless foreign policy underscores America’s waning power.

Fri May. 28, 2010 3:00 AM PDT

Regime Change in Tehran?

Don’t bet on it… yet.

Tue Jan. 12, 2010 3:08 PM PST

Why Obama's Iran Policy Will Fail

Because it's stuck in Bush mode.

Thu Oct. 29, 2009 10:03 AM PDT

The Clash of Islam and Democracy in Iran

The Islamic revolution faces the classic dilemma of all revolutions.

Mon Jun. 29, 2009 10:16 AM PDT

The Newest Superpower

In the midst of the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, a new world order is emerging—with its center gravitating towards China.

Mon May. 4, 2009 9:47 AM PDT

The Rise of Political Islam

The Palestinian Election and Democracy in the Middle East

Wed Jan. 25, 2006 1:00 AM PST

The Iran Nuclear Issue in a Global Context

The latest flare-up highlights the increasingly precarious state of nuclear proliferation on our planet.

Fri May. 13, 2005 12:00 AM PDT

Iran's Nuclear Issue

Which fences in our world are really being mended?

Fri Dec. 3, 2004 1:00 AM PST

No Carrots, All Stick

Blinkered Bush is set to blunder again in Iraq—and Iran.

Mon Nov. 8, 2004 1:00 AM PST