A post American world looked forward too

   The Post American World is a book written by Indian born scholar Fareed Zakaria. I was lucky to meet this guy one time and he is a bright man realistic of the post-American dominance the world has known. His book gives hoe for people tired of the superpower we know as America dictating and getting involved in so many far away laces. The growth of other regions will it  check of US hegemony. Fareed examines the Past structures of Asian states and sees a bias against merchants as a reason why the West flew pass bigger Asia powers and empires that contained way more people. These groups have learned their lesson and the growth we see in Asia today is a result f this resurgent economic changes new leaders installed. Geography also explains the rise iof Europe
 as geographic barriers created numerous states all competing for human capital. Europeans were opening contact with  other states while major Asian empires were closing their doors to all outsiders.
    Fareed predicts that China will blow pass America and Europe and be the new superpower in the world. already China is establishing ties in Africa and India is also rising using its young work force to improve its economic place in the world.  The different worldview and traditions of these countries is being proclaimed as they enter the global stage. Fareed talks about if differences of easterners concept of god as a future benefit in the new economy and global world stage these countries are set to take up. Many critics have attacked this book as they cant deal with the fact that Americas pinnacle place in worlds affairs is coming to an end. He ends the book extolling the power and magnet this country still is for people all around the world who with to come here. The country has unique strengths that should help it remain an important player as new emerging powers take their knew role as the globes leaders and how Americans can change with this will go a faraway if we are to remain successful or just another weak old empire.  He suggests our country seek a new purpose and get away from eternal fear it has of other groups displacing our power as predicted in the past. Obviously this fear and demand to remain at the top has caused us to be so oil conscious and addicted to growth and industry.  Wishing to be the worlds largest consumer of cheap oil has caused us to think we need to be everywhere and we will not like it when these new powers tell us we cant be somewhere any longer. Make n mistake though Fareed Zakaria is a globalist who thinks trade and migration are the key to economic prosperity of others outside the one percent. He just wants to see the educated global elites look more rainbow and prosper where their rue is more legit due to their economic successes and not their military might.

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