2013: The World’s Biggest Losers -- Walter Russell Mead, American Interest
Yesterday we looked at the countries, movements and people who, in a purely Machiavellian sense, had a good year in 2013. Whether what they did was right or wrong, good or evil, smart for the long term or not, the winners emerged from the arena at the end of 2013 with their power and their prestige significantly enhanced. Today we look at the flip side and ask who were the unlucky and unskillful players who lost the most ground in 2013. Once again this is not about moral beauty or enlightened self interest. This isn’t about whether your intentions were good or bad, or whether your impact on the world was for the better or the worse. It is about whether, at the end of 2013, you were in a weaker position than you were at the start of it.
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My Comment: Syria, Iraq, and South Sudan are on the top of my list for the "world's biggest losers" in 2013. The NSA is my non-country organization that got the biggest "black-eye" last year.
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