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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.

~Fareed Zakaria

Topics: Abu Biggest Building China Dubai Factory Fund India Investment Largest Now Oil Singapore Wheel World

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Politics and power is a realm of relative influence.

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Topics: Influence Politics Power Realm Relative

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During the Cold War, we were interested because we were scared that Russia and the United States were going to go to war. We were scared that Russia was going to take over the world. Every country became a battleground.

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Topics: Became Because Cold Cold War Country Every Go Going Interested Over Russia Scared States Take United United States War Were World

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The Berlin Wall wasn't the only barrier to fall after the collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War. Traditional barriers to the flow of money, trade, people and ideas also fell.

~Fareed Zakaria

Topics: After Also Barrier Barriers Berlin Berlin Wall Cold Cold War Collapse End Fall Fell Flow Ideas Money Only People Soviet Soviet Union Trade Traditional Union Wall War

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What we see today is an American economy that has boomed because of policies and developments of the 1950s and '60s: the interstate-highway system, massive funding for science and technology, a public-education system that was the envy of the world and generous immigration policies.

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Topics: American American Economy Because Developments Economy Envy Funding Generous Immigration Massive Policies Science Science And Technology See System Technology Today World 1950S

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If there is one lesson for U.S. foreign policy from the past 10 years, it is surely that military intervention can seem simple but is in fact a complex affair with the potential for unintended consequences.

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Topics: Affair Complex Consequences Fact Foreign Foreign Policy In Fact Intervention Lesson Military Past Policy Potential Seem Simple Surely Unintended Unintended Consequences Years

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

~Fareed Zakaria

Topics: American American Dream Dream Europe Home Seems Thriving

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I am an American, not by accident of birth but by choice. I voted with my feet and became an American because I love this country and think it is exceptional.

~Fareed Zakaria

Topics: Accident Am American Became Because Birth Choice Country Exceptional Feet Love Think Voted I Am I Love

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Conservatives used to believe in confronting hard truths, not succumbing to comforting fairy tales. Some still do.

~Fareed Zakaria

Topics: Believe Comforting Confronting Conservatives Fairy Fairy Tales Hard Some Still Tales Truths Used

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In the 1990s, we were certain that Saddam Hussein had a nuclear arsenal. In fact, his factories could barely make soap.

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Topics: Arsenal Barely Certain Could Fact Factories Had His Hussein In Fact Make Nuclear Saddam Saddam Hussein Soap Were 1990S

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Journalist

Born: January 20th, 1964

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