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May 2024
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Fareed Zakaria’s ‘Age of Revolutions’

Foreign Policy
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Does progress always come with a backlash? How should societies think about managing the immense changes unleashed by technology and globalization? CNN host and author Fareed Zakaria joins FP Live to discuss his latest book, Age of Revolutions: Progress and Backlash From 1600 to the Present.

Suggested reading:

Michael Hirsh: Is This a Revolution? Or Are People Just Very Ticked Off?

Michael Hirsh: No, This Is Not a Cold War—Yet

Fareed Zakaria: Age of Revolutions: Progress and Backlash From 1600 to the Present

Fareed Zakaria: The Rise of Illiberal Democracy

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