I picked up 'The Post American World' after thoroughly enjoying Zakaria's "Future of freedom" some years back.
Although, the author manages to keep the same liveliness of "Future Freedom", replete with anecdotes, statistics and intelligent deductions, the book does not live up to the standard of the author's seminal first offering.
In fact, some of Zakaria's deductions--like about America's credit-worthiness--fall flat right at the word go, as the recent financial bust there seems to have proven.
If you are looking for US-baiting verbiage in PAW, you would surprise those who know Zakaria and his inclinations well. The book speaks about the rise of others in a -dominated world, rather than the fall of the behemoth itself.
However, the greatest srength of Zakaria--his research that he simplifies (sometimes oversimplifies, I've felt) for his readers--still remains a huge point of attraction. Yet, I thought "The Second World" by Parag Khanna is a much better pick on issues related to geopolitical affairs in the post-US domination world.
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