But since it was “America the Superpower,” the idea had its takers in the global media and among academics. Donald Trump’s pledgeThe present Taliban deal seals that failure with ominous possibilities for a broader West-Central-South Asian region that is already rife with all kinds of sectarian tensions. But if a superpower plays petty electoral games at the cost of international order, there are reasons to question its very claim to holding that status. It is true that during the previous election, candidate Trump had promised his prospective voters that if elected to power, he would end the Afghan war. But since the creator in this case is a superpower, it can escape this inevitability by pushing someone else forward to take the fall.

Source: Dhaka Tribune March 15, 2020 13:52 UTC