The Post-American World

by Fareed Zakaria

Start Free Trial

The Post-American World Questions and Answers

What is meant by the "rise of the rest" in The Post-American World?

What is the central thesis of Zakaria's chapter 3, "A Non-Western World" in The Post-American World?

In The Post-American World, does Zakaria believe America's challenges are insurmountable?

What does Zakaria see as the major strengths of the U.S. as a global power in the 21st Century?

How does Zakaria account for the failure of democracy to flourish in the Middle East? Liberal democracy, to be more specific.

Identify a critical, yet controversial theme in Zakaria's Post-American World.

Where is there optimism for America in Zakaria's analysis in The Post-American World?

What are the positive and negative effects of America's world leadership role?

Analyze the significance of the quote about America's global dominance and weakening unipolarity.

Identify significant quotes that are key in understanding the book.

To what extent are the theories of Fareed Zakaria (The Post American World) and Joseph Nye (The Future of Power) different?

What are the major strategies associated with the "rise of the rest" in The Post-American World?

 In The Post American World, what does author Zakaria mean by the "Rise of the Rest"?

According to The Post-American World, what are the biggest challenges facing the American economy today?

What do you consider to be the greatest strengths of The Post-American World and what do you consider to be it's weaknesses? I am looking for a clear opinion and use facts from the book to back-up the answers.

According to Zakaria, discuss the strength of connection between economic growth and democratization?

Assess the strength of The Post-American World.

Discuss Zakaria's 6 guidelines from chapter 7 of The Post-American World concerning how he believes America should conduct itself in what he calls "a new world." Is there validity to his claims? Why or why not?

Revisit Zakaria's commentary in chapter 2 on the "Last Superpower" in The Post-American World. How does America measure up today to this characterization? What do you believe constitutes a nation being a superpower in today's geopolitical model?

According to Zakaria in The Post-American World, what are the three factors that played a key role in the post-Cold War era?

In The Post-American World, what is Zakaria getting at when he argues that the U.S. is not necessarily in decline because it has enduring strengths in contrast to other nations?