The New York Times bestseller, revised and expanded with a new afterword:
the essential update of Fareed Zakaria's international bestseller about
America and its shifting position in world affairs.Fareed Zakaria.s
international bestseller The Post-American World pointed to the .rise of
the rest..the growth of countries like China, India, Brazil, and others.
as the great story of our time, the story that will undoubtedly shape
the future of global power. Since its publication, the trends he
identified have proceeded faster than anyone could have anticipated.
The 2008 financial crisis turned the world upside down, stalling the
United States and other advanced economies. Meanwhile emerging markets
have surged ahead, coupling their economic growth with pride, nationalism,
and a determination to shape their own future. In this new edition,
Zakaria makes sense of this rapidly changing landscape. With his
customary lucidity, insight, and imagination, he draws on lessons from
the two great power shifts of the past 500 years.the rise of the Western
world and the rise of the United States.to tell us what we can expect
from the third shift, the .rise of the rest.. The great challenge for
Britain was economic decline. The challenge for America now is political
decline, for as others have grown in importance, the central role of the
United States, especially in the ascendant emerging markets, has already
begun to shrink. As Zakaria eloquently argues, Washington needs to begin
a serious transformation of its global strategy, moving from its
traditional role of dominating hegemon to that of a more pragmatic,
honest broker. It must seek to share power, create coalitions, build
legitimacy, and define the global agenda.all formidable tasks. None of
this will be easy for the greatest power the world has ever known.the
only power that for so long has really mattered. America stands at
a crossroads: In a new global era where the United States no longer
dominates the worldwide economy, orchestrates geopolitics, or overwhelms
cultures, can the nation continue to thrive?
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