The Myth of America's Decline: Why the U.S. Won't Lose the Globalization Game

This in-depth article refutes the widespread notion that the United States is falling behind behind rising powers such as China and India.

It demonstrates how, by most meaningful standards, the U.S. remains in a league that the emerging powers would be hard-pressed to enter within the next fifty years, even if they were able to maintain maximum acceleration.

It reveals the internal challenges that the emerging powers face, which are already slowing their progress. And it illuminates the hidden advantages that tilt the game of globalization in America's favor.

This mini-e-book/article is 6,000 words.

About the Author: Rob Asghar is a University Fellow at the University of Southern California’s Center on Public Diplomacy and a member of the Pacific Council for International Policy. His essays and commentaries have appeared in more than 30 publications around the world, including the Chicago Tribune, Christian Science Monitor, Denver Post, Wall Street Journal, Houston Chronicle, Providence Journal, Philadelphia Inquirer, Jordan Times, Japan Times and Johns Hopkins’ SAIS Review of International Affairs. Asghar is a regular contributor to the Huffington Post and has written for the online outlets of the Washington Post, CNN, Asia Times and Foreign Policy magazine.