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  • Ignorance of other languages was also seen as a perk of American superpowerdom, whose representatives in any case seemed to visit foreign countries more to talk than to listen.

    The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010

  • Ignorance of other languages was also seen as a perk of American superpowerdom, whose representatives in any case seemed to visit foreign countries more to talk than to listen.

    The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010

  • To catch Klare discussing China's energy superpowerdom on Timothy MacBain's latest TomCast audio interview, click here or, to download it to your iPod, here.

    Michael T. Klare: Twenty-First Century Energy Superpower: China, Energy, and Global Power 2010

  • She is rightly excoriating about the delusions of superpowerdom which have fuelled the Bush White House's bullying posture, and gives several case studies (most obviously Iraq, but also North Korea) detailing the mistakes made in both strategy and tactics.

    March Books 20) The Superpower Myth nwhyte 2008

  • To the west is Iran, another leading sponsor of terror, which aspires to Islamic nuclear superpowerdom.

    General Petraeus's Surge Map Matthew Kaminski 2010

  • To catch Klare discussing China's energy superpowerdom on Timothy MacBain's latest TomCast audio interview, click here or, to download it to your iPod, here.

    Michael T. Klare: Twenty-First Century Energy Superpower: China, Energy, and Global Power 2010

  • But with a robust new economy and an ever-emboldened prime minister, the country feels well on its way to regional superpowerdom.

    The Empire Strikes Back Suzy Hansen 2010

  • Japan's rise to superpowerdom seemed like an economic David and Goliath story, with America playing the humiliated giant.

    The War on Fat 2007

  • Japan's rise to superpowerdom seemed like an economic David and Goliath story, with America playing the humiliated giant.

    The War on Fat 2007

  • America's role in fostering democracy and aiding democrats the world over helped fuel us to superpowerdom during the first half the twentieth century, and keep us there during the second.

    Suzanne Nossel: Democracy After Bush: 10 Lessons for Progressives 2008

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