declinists

From that perspective, those analysts warning of American global decline aka "declinists" have been criticized for overstating what has been seen as their idee fixe -- the notion that American military and economic power has been eroding since the end of the Cold War; and that it may be reaching bottom now, in the aftermath of Iraq War and the financial meltdown in Wall Street.

Leon T. Hadar: Old U.S. Allies Are Hedging Their Strategic Bets 2009

I guess you can count me as one of the 'declinists' that he refers to.

Foreign Policy ROBERT KAGAN 2010

Unfortunately for the declinists, it's not quite clear that America is doomed to become subordinate to China, any more than it was so doomed when the purchase of Rockefeller Center by Japanese interests unleashed a wave of declinist literature right before Japan lost a decade or two of economic growth.

Supremacy of Chinese Is No Sure Thing Irwin Stelzer 2011

Henry Nothhaft is not one of these professional declinists.

Keeping Competitive Nick Schulz 2011

But the very fact that euro-zone nations were turning to China rather than to the U.S. for a handout at the G-20 meeting is grist for the mill of America's declinists, who see the U.S. in permanent decline, China in uninterrupted ascent, and the time for America to adjust to a lesser role in the world.

Supremacy of Chinese Is No Sure Thing Irwin Stelzer 2011

Henry Nothhaft is not one of these professional declinists.

Keeping Competitive Nick Schulz 2011

And Matt Ridley's "The Rational Optimist" 2010 is a definitive response to the declinists who forget that we all live longer, richer, less violent lives filled with comforts and pleasures that the royalty of past centuries could not have imagined.

Twelve Months of Reading 2011

As Fallows notes in our cover story, even though “declinism” has been a hallmark of American political culture since the Massachusetts Bay Colony, we should not be lulled into assuming that this time the declinists are wrong.

The State Of The Union 2010

Our potholes and schools have been favorites of declinists for generations.

Shovel-Ready Shibboleths Andrew Ferguson 2011

As Fallows notes in our cover story, even though “declinism” has been a hallmark of American political culture since the Massachusetts Bay Colony, we should not be lulled into assuming that this time the declinists are wrong.

The State Of The Union 2010