The future belongs to strong states, not post-national fantasies

Rana Dasgupta maps the decay of Britain and America, but his vision of what comes next is far less convincing than his diagnosis It is apposite that 'After Nations, The Making and Unmaking of a World Order' - written by English novelist turned historian Rana Dasgupta - should be published as Donald Trump is desperately seeking to extract America from an ill-judged and calamitous war in Iran.