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During the Cold War, the fundamental objective of the US foreign policy was based on the Truman Doctrine which was to contain communism. This kept the US military strategy and foreign policy purely focused on Soviet military strategy and her foreign policy. The post Cold War era is totally different than the Cold War period. In the post Cold War era, the US is not only confronting with its sole competitor but with a larger faction of anti- Americanism, this faction of anti-Americanism has brought the global forces together who have been victims of US military, intelligence, economic and political interventions. Today, the Washington establishment that includes both Pentagon and CIA believes that Russians have managed to exploit the global faction of anti-Americanism and sooner or later the over stretched and extended US foreign policy would bow its head to her former ideological enemy. The IR literature then in real terms would conclude the ideological confrontation between the two rivals that had started in the aftermath of WWII by simply declaring the Russians as victors. This article will shed light on the unfolding of non-nuclear conventional weaponry like the Mother of All Bombs (MOAB) by the Washington establishment as anxiety to evolving Russian military and intelligence warfare. An effort will also be made to provide comparative outlook of MOAB and Father of All Bombs (FOAB) developed by Russia to better understand the conventional capability of both rivals.

Gloomy Glory of the 21st Century

The world has changed since the old fashioned 'politics above economics' failed to generate the relevant discourse of power, rather 'economics above politics' is today's reality. explanations of political activities that explore only military strength of a nation in response to evaluating the strength of its opponent are becoming gloomy. Today, even without a strong military, a nation can achieve its political and economic interests, that is what globalization is all about. Do not feel comfortable when a practitioner of real politics is surrounding you or your political and economic interests. In this situation, a nation needs to learn the rules of the game such as if not coordination then in which context confrontation. The rest of the global forces shall be seen to be lucky mainly due to unavailability of...

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