Most Popular Books by Fareed Zakaria

The author of the bestselling "The Future of Freedom" describes a world in which the U.S. will no longer dominate the global economy. He sees the "rise of the rest" as the great story of modern times, and one that will reshape the world.

A modern classic that uses historical analysis to shed light on the present, The Future of Freedom is, as the Chicago Tribune put it, "essential reading for anyone worried about the promotion and preservation of liberty." Hailed by the New York Times as "brave and ambitious...updated Tocqueville," it enjoyed extended stays on the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post bestseller lists and has been translated into eighteen languages. Prescient in laying out the distinction between democracy and liberty, the book now contains a new afterword on the United States''s occupation of Iraq. "Intensely provocative and valuable," according to BusinessWeek, with an easy command of history, philosophy, and current affairs, The Future of Freedom calls for a restoration of the balance between liberty and democracy and shows how politics and government can be made effective and relevant for our time.

A New York Times Bestseller • A Wall Street Journal Best Book of 2024 The CNN host and best-selling author explores the revolutions—past and present—that define the polarized and unstable age in which we live. Populist rage, ideological fracture, economic and technological shocks, war, and an international system studded with catastrophic risk—the early decades of the twenty-first century may be the most revolutionary period in modern history. But it is not the first. Humans have lived, and thrived, through more than one great realignment. What are these revolutions, and how can they help us to understand our fraught world? In this major work, Fareed Zakaria masterfully investigates the eras and movements that have shaken norms while shaping the modern world. Three such periods hold profound lessons for today. First, in the seventeenth-century Netherlands, a fascinating series of transformations made that tiny land the richest in the world—and created politics as we know it today. Next, the French Revolution, an explosive era that devoured its ideological children and left a bloody legacy that haunts us today. Finally, the mother of all revolutions, the Industrial Revolution, which catapulted Great Britain and the US to global dominance and created the modern world. Alongside these paradigm-shifting historical events, Zakaria probes four present-day revolutions: globalization, technology, identity, and geopolitics. For all their benefits, the globalization and technology revolutions have produced profound disruptions and pervasive anxiety and our identity. And increasingly, identity is the battlefield on which the twenty-first century’s polarized politics are fought. All this is set against a geopolitical revolution as great as the one that catapulted the United States to world power in the late nineteenth century. Now we are entering a world in which the US is no longer the dominant power. As we find ourselves at the nexus of four seismic revolutions, we can easily imagine a dark future. But Zakaria proves that pessimism is premature. If we act wisely, the liberal international order can be revived and populism relegated to the ash heap of history. As few public intellectuals can, Zakaria combines intellectual range, deep historical insight, and uncanny prescience to once again reframe and illuminate our turbulent present. His bold, compelling arguments make this book essential reading in our age of revolutions.

“A relentlessly intelligent book.” —Joseph Joffe, New York Times Book Review “This is not a book about the decline of America, but rather about the rise of everyone else.” So begins Fareed Zakaria’s blockbuster on the United States in the twenty-first century, and the trends he identifies have proceeded faster than anyone anticipated. How might the nation continue to thrive in a truly global era? In this fully updated 2.0 edition, Zakaria answers these questions with his customary lucidity, insight, and imagination.

"Beautifully conceived; dazzlingly executed . . . The book casts a bright light on the past and the future―and the future of international politics." —Kenneth N. Waltz, Institute of War and Peace Studies, Columbia University In From Wealth to Power, New York Times-bestselling author Fareed Zakaria examines the most puzzling case of a rising power in modern history—that of the United States. If rich nations routinely become great powers, Zakaria asks, then how do we explain the strange inactivity of the United States in the late nineteenth century? By 1885, the U.S. was the richest country in the world. And yet, by all military, political, and diplomatic measures, it was a minor power. To explain this discrepancy, Zakaria considers a wide variety of cases between 1865 and 1908 when the U.S. considered expanding its influence in such diverse places as Canada, the Dominican Republic, and Iceland. Consistent with the realist theory of international relations, he argues that the President and his administration tried to increase the country''s political influence abroad when they saw an increase in the nation''s relative economic power. But they frequently had to curtail their plans for expansion, he shows, because they lacked a strong central government that could harness that economic power for the purposes of foreign policy. America was an unusual power--a strong nation with a weak state. It was not until late in the century, when power shifted from states to the federal government and from the legislative to the executive branch, that leaders in Washington could mobilize the nation''s resources for international influence. Zakaria''s exploration of this tension between national power and state structure will change how we view the emergence of new powers and deepen our understanding of America''s exceptional history.

New York Times Bestseller COVID-19 is speeding up history, but how? What is the shape of the world to come? Lenin once said, "There are decades when nothing happens and weeks when decades happen." This is one of those times when history has sped up. CNN host and best-selling author Fareed Zakaria helps readers to understand the nature of a post-pandemic world: the political, social, technological, and economic consequences that may take years to unfold. Written in the form of ten "lessons," covering topics from natural and biological risks to the rise of "digital life" to an emerging bipolar world order, Zakaria helps readers to begin thinking beyond the immediate effects of COVID-19. Ten Lessons for a Post-Pandemic World speaks to past, present, and future, and, while urgent and timely, is sure to become an enduring reflection on life in the early twenty-first century.

CNN host and best-selling author Fareed Zakaria argues for a renewed commitment to the world’s most valuable educational tradition. The liberal arts are under attack. The governors of Florida, Texas, and North Carolina have all pledged that they will not spend taxpayer money subsidizing the liberal arts, and they seem to have an unlikely ally in President Obama. While at a General Electric plant in early 2014, Obama remarked, "I promise you, folks can make a lot more, potentially, with skilled manufacturing or the trades than they might with an art history degree." These messages are hitting home: majors like English and history, once very popular and highly respected, are in steep decline. "I get it," writes Fareed Zakaria, recalling the atmosphere in India where he grew up, which was even more obsessed with getting a skills-based education. However, the CNN host and best-selling author explains why this widely held view is mistaken and shortsighted. Zakaria eloquently expounds on the virtues of a liberal arts education—how to write clearly, how to express yourself convincingly, and how to think analytically. He turns our leaders'' vocational argument on its head. American routine manufacturing jobs continue to get automated or outsourced, and specific vocational knowledge is often outdated within a few years. Engineering is a great profession, but key value-added skills you will also need are creativity, lateral thinking, design, communication, storytelling, and, more than anything, the ability to continually learn and enjoy learning—precisely the gifts of a liberal education. Zakaria argues that technology is transforming education, opening up access to the best courses and classes in a vast variety of subjects for millions around the world. We are at the dawn of the greatest expansion of the idea of a liberal education in human history.

‘No civilization, no matter how mighty it may appear to itself, is indestructible.’ –Niall Ferguson ‘We do not need to invent the world anew. The international order established by the United States after World War II is in need of expansion and repair, but not reconception.’ –Fareed Zakaria Fears of a globalized world are rampant. Across the West, borders are being reasserted and old alliances tested to their limits. Could this be the end of the liberal order or will the major crises of the twenty-first century strengthen our resolve?

The twentieth semi-annual Munk Debate pits Niall Ferguson against Fareed Zakaria to debate the end of the liberal international order. Since the end of World War II, global affairs have been shaped by the increasing free movement of people and goods, international rules setting, and a broad appreciation of the mutual benefits of a more interdependent world. Together these factors defined the liberal international order and sustained an era of rising global prosperity and declining international conflict. But now, for the first time in a generation, the pillars of liberal internationalism are being shaken to their core by the reassertion of national borders, national interests, and nationalist politics across the globe. Can liberal internationalism survive these challenges and remain the defining rules-based system of the future? Or, are we witnessing the beginning of the end of the liberal international order? The twentieth semi-annual Munk Debate, held on April 28th, 2017, pits prominent historian Niall Ferguson against CNN’s Fareed Zakaria to debate the future of liberal internationalism.

The fourteenth semi-annual Munk Debate, which will be held in Toronto on November 5, 2014, pits Bret Stephens and Robert Kagan against Fareed Zakaria and Anne-Marie Slaughter to debate the legacy of President Obama. From Ukraine to the Middle East to China, the United States is redefining its role in international affairs. Alliance building, public diplomacy, and eschewing traditional warfare in favour of the focused use of hard power such as drones and special forces are all hallmarks of the so-called Obama Doctrine. Is this a farsighted foreign policy for the United States and the world in the twenty-first century — one that acknowledges and embraces the increasing diffusion of power among states and non-state actors? Or, is an America “leading from behind” a boon for the nations and blocs who want to roll back economic globalization, international law, and the spread of democracy and human rights? In this edition of the Munk Debates, Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Bret Stephens and famed historian and foreign policy commentator Robert Kagan square off against CNN’s Fareed Zakaria and noted academic and political commentator Anne-Marie Slaughter to debate the legacy of President Obama. With ISIS looking to reshape the Middle East, Russia increasingly at odds with the rest of the West, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict at a standstill, the Munk Debate on Foreign Policy asks: Has Obama’s foreign policy taken the U.S. in the right direction?

With tensions between Iran, Israel, and Western powers reaching new highs over the Islamic Republic’s nuclear enrichment program, the tenth edition of the Munk Debates investigates how the world should respond to Iran’s nuclear ambitions. For some, the case for a pre-emptive strike on Iran is ironclad. An Iranian bomb would flood the volatile Middle East with nuclear weapons and trap Israel in a state of perilous insecurity — along with much of the world’s oil supply. Others argue that a nuclear Iran could be the very stabilizing force that the region needs, as the threat of nuclear war makes conventional conflicts more risky. These same voices also ask: can the West and Israel afford to attack Iran when doing so could roll back the Arab Spring and re-entrench reactionary forces throughout the Middle East? In this edition of the Munk Debates — Canada’s premier international debate series — former Israel Defense Forces head of military intelligence Amos Yadlin, Pulitzer Prize–winning political commentator Charles Krauthammer, CNN host Fareed Zakaria, and Iranian-born academic Vali Nasr debate the consequences of a nuclear-armed Iran. For the first time ever, this electrifying debate, which played to a sold-out audience, is now available in print, along with candid interviews with the debaters. With tempers flaring between governments, the world’s oil supply in peril, and global security at risk, the Munk Debate on Iran tries to answer: Can the world tolerate an Iran with nuclear weapons?

Com prosa instigante, o autor best-seller e apresentador da CNN Fareed Zakaria oferece uma reflexão atemporal sobre a vida no início do século XXI Estamos, sem sombra de dúvida, vivendo uma versão acelerada do mundo que conhecemos. Desde a queda do Muro de Berlim, o planeta sofreu três grandes abalos — o Onze de Setembro, o colapso financeiro de 2008 e agora a pandemia provocada pelo novo coronavírus — que, embora pareçam distintos em quase tudo, têm algo em comum: são choques assimétricos. Começaram com consequências de menor magnitude, mas passaram a enviar ondas sísmicas pelo mundo inteiro. Ao longo de dez lições, o apresentador da CNN e autor best-seller Fareed Zakaria convida o leitor a compreender melhor a natureza de um mundo pós-pandemia: as consequências políticas, sociais, tecnológicas e econômicas que em outras circunstâncias levariam anos para ocorrer. Abordando assuntos que vão dos riscos naturais e biológicos ao crescimento da “vida digital”, passando pela nova ordem mundial dividida entre Estados Unidos e China, Zakaria leva o leitor a refletir para além dos efeitos imediatos da Covid-19. Descobrimos em primeira mão o que parecia impossível: como é vivenciar uma pandemia. A questão agora é entender o que virá pela frente.

★美國亞馬遜分類榜銷售冠軍★ 全球百大公共知識份子 札卡瑞亞 醞釀10年最新力作 橫跨400年時空，還原9個非凡的革命現場 寬闊視角與豐富細節洞察當今世界動態力量 剖析歷史長河裡的今昔革命 直指分裂時代的核心問題 面臨全球化、資訊科技、身分認同與地緣政治 此刻，正是現代史上最具革命性的時期 民粹主義的憤怒、意識型態的分裂、經濟和科技的衝擊、戰爭， 以及充滿災難性風險的國際體系――二十一世紀最初的幾十年可能是現代史上最具革命性的時期。 這些革命為何發生？它們如何幫助我們理解當前這個充滿危機的世界？ 札卡瑞亞在這部重要著作中，探討十七世紀至今，對人類發展有重要影響的革命。 這些革命定義了我們當前所處的這個兩極對立與動盪不安的時代。 此刻我們正面對一個多極發展的世界，單一強權已無法主宰全球， 我們在動盪不安中很容易對未來感到擔憂。但札卡瑞亞強調，高談悲觀還為時過早。 如果我們採取明智的行動，自由主義國際秩序就能復興，民粹主義就會被丟進歷史的垃圾堆裡。 很少有公共知識份子能夠做到這一點， 札卡瑞亞將知識的廣度、深刻的歷史洞察力和超乎尋常的先見之明結合在一起， 再次重塑並闡明我們動盪的現狀。他大膽而令人信服的論點，使這本書成為我們身處革命時代的必讀之作。 【各界推薦】 這是了解當今世界不可或缺的一本書……為了應對革命性變革帶來的怨恨與焦慮，札卡瑞亞認為，我們必須為我們的旅程注入道德意義，恢復對自由、個人權利和民主理想的自豪感。這本書既是引人入勝的歷史回顧，也是鼓舞人心的未來願景。 ――華特．艾薩克森（Walter Isaacson）／杜蘭大學歷史系教授，《賈伯斯傳》作者 強而有力……札卡瑞亞的書將幫助讀者感到榮幸和感激，因為我們能夠成為這場光榮且持續的自由之旅的一部分。他明白，我們自由主義者不能僅僅提供經濟利益，還必須為我們的生活方式提出精神與公民層面上令人信服的理由。 ――大衛．布魯克斯（David Brooks）／《紐約時報》專欄作家，《深刻認識一個人》作者 恭喜札卡瑞亞出版他那本令人驚豔的新書《革命的年代》。書中內容豐富！我發現自己標記了一段又一段的內容、一個接一個的事實。讀了這本書，你的智商就能提高10分。 ――紀思道（Nicholas Kristof）／《紐約時報》專欄作家、知名評論家，發表於X 札卡瑞亞掌握了政策研究和電視節目，還有許多介於兩者之間的要點。這位印度裔評論家因此可以聲稱自己是美國最知名的世界大事導師。然而，即使以他的標準來看，《革命的年代》也是一部雄心勃勃的作品。《革命的年代》成功地彌合了一般讀者與學者之間的鴻溝。這是一部易讀的作品，提供了新穎的視角。這絕非易事。 ――愛德華．盧斯（Edward Luce）／《金融時報》專欄作家、美國首席評論員 ［這個］體系中的腐敗是可修復的還是致命的？在他的書中，札卡瑞亞以恰當的方式提出了這些問題，做出了寶貴的貢獻。最終，美國和全球體系在這些颶風般的變革風暴中能證明其堅韌程度嗎？這關乎的是現代性本身。 ――麥克．賀席（Michael Hirsh）／《外交政策》專欄作家，資深國際事務分析家 札卡瑞亞相信我們能夠取得進步，且確實在進步。但他對於歷史往往於朝著人類不斷繁榮的方向發展這一假設持謹慎態度……札卡瑞亞在書中試圖區分那些引發恆溫反應的革命和那些歷久不衰的革命。 ――吉迪恩．路易斯－克勞斯（Gideon Lewis-Kraus）／《方向感》（A Sense of Direction）作者 札卡瑞亞是一位生動的作家和優秀的說書人……札卡瑞亞警告說，發展太快且使太多人流離失所的革命是危險的；現在看來，這正是過去40年全球經濟崛起所出現的問題。 ――吳修銘（Tim Wu）／哥倫比亞大學法學教授

★亞馬遜2020年10月編輯選書 ★紐約時報暢銷書、亞馬遜分類暢銷榜第一名 全球百大公共知識份子札卡瑞亞帶我們預見未來。 這一次，正是讓歷史巨輪快速轉動的關鍵時刻之一。 COVID-19將如何加速歷史發展？ 未來的世界將呈現什麼樣貌？ 自冷戰結束以來，世界已經發生了三次大震盪。 2001年的911事件、2008年的金融崩潰，以及現正水深火熱的2019冠狀病毒大流行。 每一次都是「不對稱威脅」（asymmetric threat）， 從一些看似很小的事情開始，並且與過去世界所經歷的任何事情都不一樣。 列寧曾說過：「有時可能幾十年都沒有大事發生， 但有時也可能在短時間內一口氣發生幾十年才出現一次的巨變。」 瘟疫肆虐的此刻，札卡瑞亞在這部來得迫切又及時的著作中， 預言了後疫情時代的世界本質。 疫情對政治、社會、科技、經濟等領域所造成的影響， 很可能數年後才會真正顯現， 他的論述將幫助我們理解疫後的世界樣貌。 這10堂「課」讀來既令人警醒，又帶給人希望。 他針對自然環境與生物危機、過時的左右派政治分類、 數位生活的興起等各個面向提出討論， 也深入分析全球化的未來、日益加劇的貧富差距， 以及疫情如何使得美中關係惡化。 札卡瑞亞促使我們思考，像人類這樣的社會動物， 社群的概念已然融進我們的天性，而且更重要的是， 正如他在結論中告訴我們的──「天命依然未定」， 未來切切實實的掌握在我們自己手中。 《後疫情效應》說的是過去、現在和未來， 是21世紀初難以忽視的，對世界的深刻省思。 作者簡介 法理德．札卡瑞亞 獲《前景》（Prospect）、《外交事務》（Foreign Affairs） 評選為「全球百大公共知識份子」。 《外交政策》（Foreign Policy）雜誌票選為 「過去十年十大全球思想家」（top ten global thinkers of the last decade）。 主持CNN重量級國際新聞評論節目《札卡瑞亞GPS》（Fareed Zakaria GPS）， 全世界各地有兩億兩百萬個家庭收看。 為《華盛頓郵報》撰寫每週專欄，每月有八千萬至一億名讀者。 著有《自由的未來》、《後美國世界：群雄崛起的經濟新秩序時代》、 《為博雅教育辯護：當人文課熄燈，大學正讓青年世代失去遠大未來》。 《自由的未來》出版時，季辛吉（Henry Kissinger）評論道： 「札卡瑞亞是極為傑出的年輕作家， 他針對西方憲政原則如何影響全球秩序寫下一本引人入勝、發人深省的著作。」 《後美國世界》發表後，艾薩克森（Walter Isaacson）說： 「法理德．札卡瑞亞對國際時事的分析一直以來都很出色， 但更難得的是，他都是對的。如今，他又出版了一部充滿洞見的傑作。」 譯者簡介 盧靜 雜學家。為了畢業劇本接觸TRPG，為了推廣遊戲開始翻譯， 結果入門卻是社會科學。喜歡民俗、文學、社會科學， 希望透過翻譯，讓讀者以新的視角觀看生活與社會。 譯有《平等式資本主義的勝出》。譯作賜教：[email protected]。 廖崇佑 畢業於臺灣大學翻譯碩士學位學程， 譯有《多極世界衝擊》、《眞的好奇怪：希臘神話》、 《貓咪問題全攻略》、《無法測量的領導藝術》、 《國家地理精工系列：經典自行車》等書籍， 現為自由譯者兼英語學習粉絲頁「賓狗單字」共同創辦人。 聯絡信箱：[email protected]。 廖珮杏 自由譯者。偏好議題性的人物故事， 從中探討機制縮影、價值與文化衝突等結構問題。 譯有《重返天安門》、《憤怒與希望》（合譯）、《重病的美國》、 《獨裁者的養成之路》等書籍，以及《電馭叛客2077》（合譯）遊戲。 聯絡信箱：[email protected]。 劉維人 自由譯者。從譯作出發，參與當代民主、公共討論等議題。 譯有《被誤讀的哲學家》、《反民主》、《暴政》、《不穩定無產階級》、 《憤怒與希望》（合譯）、《Mindf*ck 心智操控》等。 譯作賜教：[email protected]。

Lenin dijo una vez: «Hay décadas en las que no pasa nada y semanas en las que pasan décadas». Este es uno de esos momentos en los que la historia se ha acelerado. En estos momentos el Covid-19 ha reducido nuestros horizontes y cada día nuestros movimientos están siendo restringidos. A medida que los gobiernos hacen intentos contradictorios por controlar su reputación y el virus, se hace más evidente una creciente sensación de desunión global. Sin embargo, Fareed Zakaria sostiene que el legado de esta pandemia será la conectividad. La carrera por el 5G, la economía global digital y la pérdida de la hegemonía de Estados Unidos son grandes transformaciones que se han acelerado por el coronavirus y cambiarán drásticamente nuestras comunidades e instituciones, nuestros valores y prioridades personales. En Diez lecciones para el mundo de la postpandemia, Fareed Zakaria ayuda a los lectores a comprender la naturaleza del mundo tras la pandemia del Covid-19 así como las consecuencias políticas, sociales, tecnológicas y económicas que pueden tardar años en manifestarse. Combinando el análisis histórico con reflexiones personales sobre la vida social y la soledad, Zakaria trata de comprender cómo hemos llegado hasta aquí y expone un posible retrato del futuro. A través de breves capítulos, el autor presenta 10 lecciones para salir de la pandemia de la mejor manera posible. Entre ellas propone aprender a equilibrar el dinamismo económico con la preparación para futuros desastres; centrarse menos en el tamaño del gobierno que en su calidad; admitir que los gobiernos tienen un papel importante en la regulación de los mercados; renovar nuestro respeto por los expertos, y reducir la desigualdad en todo el mundo. Tomando ejemplos de la última pandemia mundial, la gripe española, así como de incidentes de la Guerra Fría y la Crisis Financiera Global, Zakaria ayuda a los lectores a comenzar a pensar más allá de los efectos inmediatos de Covid-19. Diez lecciones para el mundo de la postpandemia habla del pasado, el presente y el futuro y, si bien es un libro urgente y oportuno, seguramente se convertirá en una reflexión duradera sobre la vida a principios del siglo XXI.

Hoe is onze wereld veranderd door de pandemie? Van thuiswerken tot de relatie tussen China en Amerika, in dit boek analyseert Zakaria de staat van de economie en de politiek in 2021. ‘De wereld na de pandemie’ is Fareed Zakaria’s nieuwste boek. Lenin zei ooit: ‘Er zijn decennia waarin er niets gebeurt en weken waarin zich decennia lijken te voltrekken.’ We beleven nu zo’n versnelling. Zowel de positie van de VS als een fenomeen als thuiswerken is op slag veranderd. Zakaria helpt lezers de aard van een postpandemische wereld te begrijpen, met name de politieke, sociale en technologische gevolgen die zich in de komende jaren gaan voordoen. In tien hoofdstukken over mondiale thema’s, variërend van biologische risico’s tot de definitieve doorbraak van digitaal leven tot een opkomende bipolaire wereldorde, helpt Zakaria lezers na te denken over de mondiale effecten van de coronacrisis. ‘De wereld na de pandemie’ is een urgent en actueel werk, en nodigt uit tot reflecties op het leven in de eenentwintigste eeuw.

Viviamo tempi rivoluzionari. Ovunque si guardi, si riscontrano mutamenti radicali e forse irreversibili. L''assetto internazionale degli ultimi trent''anni si è dissolto e nuovi protagonisti - in particolare la Cina e la Russia - si sono affacciati sulla scena geopolitica minacciandone gli equilibri e la stabilità in nome di un diverso ordine mondiale. All''interno delle nazioni, i populismi sembrano minare il progetto liberale e le fondamenta stesse della democrazia. Sul piano economico, alcuni effetti deleteri della globalizzazione hanno messo in discussione il generale consenso attorno al libero mercato, mentre la rivoluzione digitale, con l''avvento dell''intelligenza artificiale, sta delineando scenari sconosciuti e inquietanti. Dopo decenni di apertura, cooperazione e integrazione, il risorgere dei nazionalismi e l''antagonismo tra le grandi potenze, nonché il conflitto esistenziale tra paesi democratici e autocrazie, lasciano presagire un futuro denso di incognite. Nonostante l''ampiezza e la simultaneità di queste trasformazioni, la nostra non è certo la prima epoca rivoluzionaria della storia. Altre rivoluzioni, in passato, hanno travolto società e istituzioni, ordinamenti politici e sistemi economici: quella liberale dei Paesi Bassi del XVII secolo, che ha creato la politica così come oggi la conosciamo, la Rivoluzione francese, con i suoi ideali di libertà, uguaglianza e fraternità, ma anche con la sua eredità di sangue, la rivoluzione industriale, che ha plasmato il mondo in cui viviamo. Secondo l''analista politico Fareed Zakaria - per «Foreign Policy» uno dei «dieci pensatori globali» più importanti dell''ultimo decennio - queste rivoluzioni sono rilevanti perché possono aiutarci a capire i cambiamenti in atto. Infatti, se a ogni progresso corrisponde una battuta d''arresto, se a ogni azione segue una reazione, oggi il rischio più grande che possiamo correre è quello di vedere compromessa l''idea di libertà che da almeno quattro secoli rappresenta il cuore dell''Occidente. Affrontare l''era delle rivoluzioni impedendo che le lancette della democrazia tornino indietro è la sfida che ci attende.

Interroge la crise mondiale actuelle qui voit démocratie et liberté se diviser et s''opposer au profit de régimes autoritaires aux apparences de légalité. Montre que l''avènement du modèle occidental de la démocratie par de nombreux pays se limite aux signes formels et institutionnels de la liberté sans endosser la primauté de la loi et de la personne qui leur donnent sens.

Autor do best-seller Dez lições para o mundo pós-pandemia explora as revoluções — passadas e atuais — que definem a era polarizada e instável em que vivemos Fúria populista, fratura ideológica, impactos econômicos e tecnológicos, guerras e um sistema internacional repleto de riscos catastróficos — as primeiras décadas do século XXI podem ser consideradas o período mais revolucionário da história moderna. Mas não é o primeiro. Os seres humanos já passaram por alguns realinhamentos — e prosperaram. O que são essas revoluções e como elas podem nos auxiliar a compreender o nosso mundo em constante ebulição? Nesta grandiosa obra, Fareed Zakaria investiga as eras e os movimentos que abalaram normas e moldaram o mundo contemporâneo. Três desses períodos contêm lições profundas para os dias atuais: nos Países Baixos do século XVII, uma série de fascinantes transformações tornou o país de pequenas proporções o mais rico do mundo e criou a política como a conhecemos; no século XVIII, a Revolução Francesa destruiu seus filhos ideológicos e deixou um legado sangrento que nos assombra até hoje; e a mãe de todas as revoluções, a Revolução Industrial, catapultou a Grã-Bretanha e os Estados Unidos para o domínio global, instituindo o mundo moderno. À luz dessas históricas mudanças de paradigma, Zakaria analisa então quatro revoluções atuais: globalização, tecnologia, identidade e geopolítica. Apesar de todos os benefícios, a globalização e os avanços tecnológicos produziram grandes perturbações e uma ansiedade generalizada sobre o que se entendia por identidade — e a identidade é o campo de batalha em que se travam as políticas polarizadas deste século. Tudo isso ocorre no contexto de uma revolução geopolítica, tão profunda quanto a que alçou os Estados Unidos à potência mundial no fim do século XIX. Combinando alcance intelectual, uma visão histórica consistente e uma presciência extraordinária, Zakaria revela que, embora estejamos no meio de quatro revoluções sísmicas, o pessimismo é prematuro. Se agirmos com sensatez, a ordem internacional liberal poderá ser renovada e o populismo, relegado ao amontoado de cinzas da história.

Der Verfasser erklärt in seinem Buch, warum wir am Beginn eines neuen, postamerikanischen Zeitalters stehen und dennoch auf eine starke Rolle der USA unter ihrem neuen Präsidenten Barack Obama angewiesen sind.

This work contains essays on democracy under headings such as Illiberal Democracy, Is Democratization Working, and Democracy and its Discontents.

Inhalt (Auszug) :: Bernhard Seyringer: Wie kommt die Öffentlichkeit zu ihrer Meinung? Indem man sie macht, würde Edward Bernays meinen. XING Redaktion: Fake News - Lügenpresse?!? Was ist los mit der Vierten Macht im Staate? Simone Griesmayr: Was tun gegen Populisten? Oder: Was wäre wenn Politiker Politik machen würden? Julian Mintert: Paternalismus: Wissenschaftlich gelenkte Individuen Simone Seyringer: Liberal oder konservativ? Wie frei wir uns entscheiden. Fareed Zakaria: Ist die forcierung von MINT eine Smarte Bildungsstrategie? Ein Plädoyer für die "liberal education". Xing Redaktion: Was willst du mal werden? Gibt es den Fachkräftemangel in technischen Berufen tatsächlich? Friedrich Schorb und Henning Schmidt-Semisch: Selber Schuld! Risiko und Verantwortung im Gesundheitsdiskurs.

Analisa a política global ao refletir sobre a relação entre democracia e liberdade. Mostra como a democracia liberal tem de ser mais eficaz atualmente, comentando casos recentes como o desastre das democratizações africanas, a revolução iraniana, o Afeganistão e a ocupação do Iraque.

Dans cet essai percutant préfacé par Hubert Védrine, Fareed Zakaria bouscule la pensée dominante dans le domaine de la politique internationale : loin d''annoncer le déclin de l''Occident, et donc des Etats-Unis, il privilégie la montée des pays émergents, notamment de la Chine (le challenger) et de l''Inde (l''allié) - " conséquence ironique de soixante ans d''action américaine pour ouvrir et américaniser le monde ". Selon lui, les Etats-Unis doivent désormais se concevoir comme le pivot d''un nouveau système international, non plus en dominant les autres pays, mais en les consultant et en formant des coalitions. Ces réflexions stimulantes portées par un style limpide dépassent la seule perspective américaine, pour penser et définir le monde de demain.

Ce livre n''annonce pas le déclin de l''Amérique. Il se penche plutôt sur l''ascension des autres : Chine, Inde et Brésil. À l''avenir, les États-Unis joueront moins un rôle de leader que d''arbitre et de négociateur. Et, pour cela, l''Amérique devra transformer en profondeur sa stratégie planétaire. L''Empire américain, l''heure du partage nous livre les clés pour comprendre les premiers gestes d''ouverture de la nouvelle administration américaine. Fareed Zakaria balaie au passage l''idée d''une planète aujourd''hui plus dangereuse qu''hier. L''intégrisme musulman est ainsi ramené à ses justes proportions : un phénomène géopolitique d''une ampleur bien plus réduite que naguère les totalitarismes européens ou la guerre froide. Il faut donc penser un monde avec les États-Unis, mais où l''Amérique n''est plus seule en tête.

Politieke en economische analyse van de opkomst van China en India, en de plaats die de Verenigde Staten in deze nieuwe wereldorde zullen innemen.