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Fareed Zakaria is an Indian-American journalist, political scientist, and author. He is best known as the host of CNN’s 'Fareed Zakaria GPS' and as a columnist for The Washington Post.
Known for: The Post-American World
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The Post-American World
In this influential work, Fareed Zakaria explores the shifting global balance of power in the 21st century. He argues that while the United States remains a dominant force, the rise of other nations—particularly China and India—marks the emergence of a 'post-American world' where multiple centers of power coexist. Zakaria examines the economic, political, and cultural transformations driving this change and offers insights into how America can adapt to maintain leadership in a multipolar world.
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The Rise of the Rest
I often begin by reminding readers that we are living through one of the great tectonic shifts in human history. For centuries, power and wealth clustered in the West. The industrial revolution, European empires, and American ascendancy all reinforced a pattern of domination by a few nations. But gl...
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Historical Context
Every age of power transition has its own character. When Britain ceded global primacy to the United States, it was largely a handover within the Western family—a continuity of ideas about capitalism and democracy. The post-American transformation differs fundamentally: it extends beyond Western civ...
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About Fareed Zakaria
Fareed Zakaria is an Indian-American journalist, political scientist, and author. He is best known as the host of CNN’s 'Fareed Zakaria GPS' and as a columnist for The Washington Post. Educated at Yale and Harvard, Zakaria has written extensively on international relations, globalization, and Americ...
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Fareed Zakaria is an Indian-American journalist, political scientist, and author. He is best known as the host of CNN’s 'Fareed Zakaria GPS' and as a columnist for The Washington Post. Educated at Yale and Harvard, Zakaria has written extensively on international relations, globalization, and Americ...
Fareed Zakaria is an Indian-American journalist, political scientist, and author. He is best known as the host of CNN’s 'Fareed Zakaria GPS' and as a columnist for The Washington Post. Educated at Yale and Harvard, Zakaria has written extensively on international relations, globalization, and American foreign policy.
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Fareed Zakaria is an Indian-American journalist, political scientist, and author. He is best known as the host of CNN’s 'Fareed Zakaria GPS' and as a columnist for The Washington Post.
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