As the victorious heir to the collapsed Cold War order, the United States stood alone, undisputed, at the peak of its global power.

The Arab World is looking in awe at the developments unfolding in Egypt. Today, mainstream media is taking a back seat, while citizen media triumphs.

As the victorious heir to the collapsed Cold War order, the United States stood alone, undisputed, at the peak of its global power. But, within two decades following the war in Iraq and financial and economic crisis the US had squandered that special status.