HOW NATIONS FAIL AND THE UNMAKING OF AMERICA’S WORLD

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Non-Fiction

HOW NATIONS FAIL AND THE UNMAKING OF AMERICA’S WORLD

By: Rajiv Dogra

895.00

  • ISBN: 978-93-7957-559-3
  • Pages: 333 pages
  • Published: 05 July, 2026
  • Format: Hardback
  • Imprint: Rupa
  • Language: English

The question ‘how nations fail’ has intrigued generations. Just as the possibility of a nation’s rise has been a source of excitement. 

Yet, the perfect formula for a nation’s ascendance eludes the world. Instead, every so often, failure stalks nations. Now the plunge looms larger than ever. 

Ours is not the first time a number of countries could face financial challenges in a cascade. But this is certainly the first time an entire world might fail. 

The big concern now is where is the world headed. The possibility of a global dive into the unknown is real. 

How Nations Fail is about that consequence. 

Throughout this remarkable book, Rajiv Dogra shows exceptional ability to critically think through the national fault lines: why they happened, and how civilizations, empires and nations collapsed. 

It is about some of the most anxious enquiries of our troubled times. Will America fail and will China rise even more? It is also about the rest of us: where in this new world will we fit in? 

A brilliantly told feast of words, How Nations Fail is thought-provoking history at its best. 


Former diplomat Rajiv Dogra is an author, a television commentator and an artist. A career foreign service officer, he was India’s Ambassador to Italy. In Rome, he was also the Permanent Representative to the United Nations agencies based there. Prior to that, he served as Ambassador to Romania, Moldova and Albania, and was the last Indian Consul General in Karachi, Pakistan. 

 He received an honorary doctorate from the University of Oradea in Romania and is an honorary professor at the University of Targoviste. An active public speaker, he is one of India’s foremost commentators on foreign policy and strategic issues and is noted for his considered and assertive views. He is the bestselling author of eight books including Where Borders Bleed, Durand’s Curse, India’s World, Wartime and Autocrats. Durand’s Curse received the VoW award for ‘best book’ in the non-fiction category. Autocrats was shortlisted at the Delhi Literature Festival and won the PVLF award for excellence in non-fiction. 


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