Interesting that both Fareed Zakaria and Robert Kagan were pondering the same subject as me on Tuesday. Both of them see the world from an extremely narrow point of view in both time and space. It is "the world America made" from Kagan's side and a "post-American" world from Zakaria's.
They both speak some truth, but they both lack perspective... more so Kagan than Zakaria. Zakaria's vision represents the more intelligent leadership path toward the future (though surely humanity will find a more constructive term for that future than "post-American"). Kagan's vision is that of the fearful tyrant clinging to outdated Superpower status.
Read their articles here:
Fareed Zakaria, How America can thrive in a post-American world, CNN.com
http://globalpublicsquare.blogs.cnn.com/2012/03/13/zakaria-how-america-can-thrive-in-a-post-american-world/
Robert Kagan, America has made the world freer, safer and wealthier, CNN.com
http://www.cnn.com/2012/03/14/opinion/kagan-world-america-made
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