Author: Fareed Zakaria

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It is absolutely clear that government plays a key role, as a catalyst, in promoting long-run growth.

It is absolutely clear that government plays a key role, as a catalyst, in promoting long-run growth.

- Fareed Zakaria

But as the arms-control scholar Thomas Schelling once noted, two things are very expensive in international life: promises when they succeed and threats when they fail.

But as the arms-control scholar Thomas Schelling once noted, two things are very expensive in international life: promises when they succeed and threats when they fail.

- Fareed Zakaria

The American dream seems to be thriving in Europe not at home.

The American dream seems to be thriving in Europe not at home.

- Fareed Zakaria

It's not possible for two countries to be the leading dominant political power at the same time.

It's not possible for two countries to be the leading dominant political power at the same time.

- Fareed Zakaria

When you're failing, there's a very powerful incentive to put ideology aside and just do what seems to work.

When you're failing, there's a very powerful incentive to put ideology aside and just do what seems to work.

- Fareed Zakaria

Politics and power is a realm of relative influence.

Politics and power is a realm of relative influence.

- Fareed Zakaria

In a world awash in debt, power shifts to creditors.

In a world awash in debt, power shifts to creditors.

- Fareed Zakaria

The great drama of Russian history has been between its state and society. Put simply, Russia has always had too much state and not enough society.

The great drama of Russian history has been between its state and society. Put simply, Russia has always had too much state and not enough society.

- Fareed Zakaria

I grew up in this world where everything seemed possible.

I grew up in this world where everything seemed possible.

- Fareed Zakaria

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