Fareed Zakaria: What Does A 'Post-American World' Look Like? : NPR

Fareed Zakaria: What Does A 'Post-American World' Look Like? : NPR:

"Thirty years ago, the United States dominated the world politically, economically and scientifically. But today?

'The tallest building in the world is now in Dubai, the biggest factory in the world is in China, the largest oil refinery is in India, the largest investment fund in the world is in Abu Dhabi, the largest Ferris wheel in the world is in Singapore,' notes Fareed Zakaria. 'And ... more troublingly, [the United States is] also losing [its] key grip on indices such as patent creation, scientific creations and things like that — which are really harbingers of future economic growth.'"