GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES
The Decline and Fall of Empires
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Apr 15, 2015 | 08:00 GMT
![A view of the Mausoleum of Barquq from the northern minaret in the City of Dead in Cairo.](https://worldview.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/2x1_full/public/main/images/56-fall-of-empires.jpg?itok=YlB9WeG_)
A view of the Mausoleum of Barquq from the northern minaret in the City of Dead in Cairo.
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