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Fareed Zakaria: The Post-American World
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Global big thinker Fareed Zakaria is out with his latest big book, and the title almost says it all: It’s “The Post-American World.”

Take a look at the world and it’s not hard to see: the world’s tallest buildings, biggest airplane, biggest investment fund, biggest movie industry, biggest refinery, biggest casino — heck, the world’s biggest ferris wheel –none of them are in the USA anymore.

So, is it all over over for Uncle Sam? Not if we play our cards right, says Zakaria.

This hour, On Point: Fareed Zakaria and the post-American world.

-Tom Ashbrook

Guest:

Fareed Zakaria, columnist and editor of Newsweek International. His new book is “The Post-American World.”

 

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