Ten Lessons for a Post-Pandemic World
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Summary
Since the end of the Cold War， the world has been shaken to its core three times。 11 September 2001， the financial collapse of 2008 and - most of all - Covid-19。 Each was an asymmetric threat， set in motion by something seemingly small， and different from anything the world had experienced before。 Lenin is supposed to have said， 'There are decades when nothing happens and weeks when decades happen。' This is one of those times when history has sped up。
In this urgent and timely book， Fareed Zakaria， one of the 'top ten global thinkers of the last decade' （Foreign Policy）， foresees the nature of a post-pandemic world: the political， social， technological and economic consequences that may take years to unfold。 In ten surprising， hopeful 'lessons'， he writes about the acceleration of natural and biological risks， the obsolescence of the old political categories of right and left， the rise of 'digital life'， the future of globalization and an emerging world order split between the United States and China。 He invites us to think about how we are truly social animals with community embedded in our nature， and， above all， the degree to which nothing is written - the future is truly in our own hands。
Ten Lessons for a Post-Pandemic World speaks to past， present and future， and will become an enduring reflection on life in the early twenty-first century。
In this urgent and timely book， Fareed Zakaria， one of the 'top ten global thinkers of the last decade' （Foreign Policy）， foresees the nature of a post-pandemic world: the political， social， technological and economic consequences that may take years to unfold。 In ten surprising， hopeful 'lessons'， he writes about the acceleration of natural and biological risks， the obsolescence of the old political categories of right and left， the rise of 'digital life'， the future of globalization and an emerging world order split between the United States and China。 He invites us to think about how we are truly social animals with community embedded in our nature， and， above all， the degree to which nothing is written - the future is truly in our own hands。
Ten Lessons for a Post-Pandemic World speaks to past， present and future， and will become an enduring reflection on life in the early twenty-first century。
Reviews
Sean
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This book should be renamed "10 lessons for the US in a post-trump world"。While I largely agreed with the validity of Fareed's points， I felt that he lost his focus when writing his book。 There were many tangents away from both the "COVID-19 pandemic" and it delved too much into the parochial look on America and Trump。 Many of the points were pretty representative of the standard views of liberal democrats， with some （albeit few） interesting insights。 However， one strength of the book is that Fa This book should be renamed "10 lessons for the US in a post-trump world"。While I largely agreed with the validity of Fareed's points， I felt that he lost his focus when writing his book。 There were many tangents away from both the "COVID-19 pandemic" and it delved too much into the parochial look on America and Trump。 Many of the points were pretty representative of the standard views of liberal democrats， with some （albeit few） interesting insights。 However， one strength of the book is that Fareed's cultural knowledge is demonstrated multiple times through his romantic metaphors and allusions to philosophy， history and even cinema。 This is one of the notable highlights from an otherwise sedate and parochial read。 。。。more
Francine
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This was interesting， insightful， instructive。 It was a good summary of what we have experienced and learned thus far。 I think there is more to come。 Both more illness，and loss as well as lessons。Great Notes section for further exploration。Recommended for high school & college students as well adult readers。
Christopher
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No event in recent history has been as disruptive to the world as the COVID-19 pandemic that， as of this writing， is still ongoing。 Millions have died and millions more have been infected by this disease。 In the United States， the number of deaths from COVID are comparable to the number of combat deaths during the Civil War。 And the recession caused by the pandemic and subsequent lockdowns is on a par with the 2008 financial crises that we had only just recovered from。 Much has been laid bare by No event in recent history has been as disruptive to the world as the COVID-19 pandemic that， as of this writing， is still ongoing。 Millions have died and millions more have been infected by this disease。 In the United States， the number of deaths from COVID are comparable to the number of combat deaths during the Civil War。 And the recession caused by the pandemic and subsequent lockdowns is on a par with the 2008 financial crises that we had only just recovered from。 Much has been laid bare by this once in a century catastrophe， but fortunately Mr。 Zakaria has written a fabulously book to guide us through this pandemic and look forward beyond our current crisis to see what the world may look like afterwards。For my full review， check out my book blog here。 。。。more
Link Cheng
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Fareed gave us a good snapshot of the trend and possible changes in sociology and geopolitics due to the pandemic。 All ten "lessons" come with evidence and insights from a veteran historian and journalist。 The two things I agree most in the book-（1） People are emigrating from big cities， not to the small towns and suburbs， but to mid-size or emerging cities with potential。 The urban setting won't go away（2） Why we should listen to the experts？ It's not because they don't make mistakes， it's they Fareed gave us a good snapshot of the trend and possible changes in sociology and geopolitics due to the pandemic。 All ten "lessons" come with evidence and insights from a veteran historian and journalist。 The two things I agree most in the book-（1） People are emigrating from big cities， not to the small towns and suburbs， but to mid-size or emerging cities with potential。 The urban setting won't go away（2） Why we should listen to the experts？ It's not because they don't make mistakes， it's they have clues to fix their previous mistakes。 。。。more
Barbara
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If you like to read political science textbooks then this book is for you。 I found it to be a thoughtful but tedious explanation of societal reactions to the pandemic。 The AI chapter held my interest more than the rest of the book， but it was a chore to get through this。 I found it to be depressing， also， as I do not share the author’s optimism about society learning any lasting lessons from the pandemic。
Charlotte
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Well researched， hopeful， and realistic。
Evelyn Petschek
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An excellent and insightful book， important lessons and analysis。 A potentially dry subject matter， but the author has made this very accessible and highly readable。 I have long admired the author’s social and political analysis， and had high expectations for this book， I was not disappointed。
Najihah Hassan
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Fareed Zakaria basically argues that this pandemic acts as an accelerator/catalyst to an existing global and digital world。 His 10 lessons cover a wide lens from the aspects of politics， economics and culture。 Lesson no。 2 is my favourite。 According to Zakaria， what matters is not the ideological of government or its size， but its quality。 A quality and good government means “a competent， well-functioning， trusted state。” Unfortunately， I'm living in a country that is governed by #kerajaangagal Fareed Zakaria basically argues that this pandemic acts as an accelerator/catalyst to an existing global and digital world。 His 10 lessons cover a wide lens from the aspects of politics， economics and culture。 Lesson no。 2 is my favourite。 According to Zakaria， what matters is not the ideological of government or its size， but its quality。 A quality and good government means “a competent， well-functioning， trusted state。” Unfortunately， I'm living in a country that is governed by #kerajaangagal #parlimentutup #daruratordinance #draconianlaw #democraciesdie。 We don't have much disclosure and free flow of information。 Sad。Bacalah。 Intelligent and intellectually empowered。 。。。more
Kris Morley
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The "lessons" concern foreign policy， globalization， and inequality and I was left disappointed because the book didn't live up to its title。 Many of the lessons are pre-pandemic and come from other sources I've already read。 Still， the book is fairly short， well-researched， and provided good food for thought。 The "lessons" concern foreign policy， globalization， and inequality and I was left disappointed because the book didn't live up to its title。 Many of the lessons are pre-pandemic and come from other sources I've already read。 Still， the book is fairly short， well-researched， and provided good food for thought。 。。。more
Cindy
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This could be a 4。5 star - maybe 5 - but by lesson 10 I was feeling pretty overwhelmed from shouting out loud about why every member of Congress needs to read this book and work together。 AMEN
Alon Shalev
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Really enjoyed。 It put a lot of thoughts into perspective， creating order。 Perhaps I left a bit wanting as though the author could provide me with the ideal breakaway nugget of hope。
Shannon Dyce
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2 1/2 stars。 I was looking forward to reading this book， but it fell flat for me。 It was a bit dry and some of the author's general statements bothered me。 One example out of many is: "The American dream in other words is alive and well just not in America。" I don't find that statement to be true。 The broad strokes that the author stated like this made me question his research on this subject matter。 Once I couldn't fully trust his expertise I kind of had a guard up while I finished the book。 Af 2 1/2 stars。 I was looking forward to reading this book， but it fell flat for me。 It was a bit dry and some of the author's general statements bothered me。 One example out of many is: "The American dream in other words is alive and well just not in America。" I don't find that statement to be true。 The broad strokes that the author stated like this made me question his research on this subject matter。 Once I couldn't fully trust his expertise I kind of had a guard up while I finished the book。 After reading this book I do want to learn how to play the game Go， however。 Your commercial within a book worked on me this time！Some of my favorite quotes:"The list is numbing， boring， and impressive at the same time。" （I couldn't resist quoting this out of context）"When Theodore （Roosevelt） went to the Dakota Badlands to escape New York after the deaths of his wife and mother he lived for three years amid cowboys， ranch hands， saloon owners， and horse thieves and enjoyed their company and learned from all of them。" I want to read Theodore Roosevelt's book "Hunting Trips of a Ranchman" now。"Ideally the pandemic induced move online will shift the entire focus of medicine away from treating diseases and towards preventing them， which is a far more effective way of keeping us all healthy。 Unfortunately， the obstacles that shift lies in an inconvenient truth。 There is much less money in prevention than treatments and cures。" 。。。more
Jakub
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Kniha nic zasadne neprinasa， kto pozna Zakariu， alebo aspon ako tak sleduje dianie vo svete， sa vlastne nic nove nedozvie。 I samotne ponaucenia su banalne veci v zmysle "pocuvajte odbornikov" alebo "svet sa globalizuje" ci "historia sa neopakuje" a podobne。 Cakal som trochu viac。 Dalsi problem je， ze som cital slovenske vydanie， ktore N Press teda velmi nepodarilo。 Michalovi Liptakovi preklad vobec nevysiel （"billion" po slovensky nie je bilion ale miliarda， political scientist nie je politicky Kniha nic zasadne neprinasa， kto pozna Zakariu， alebo aspon ako tak sleduje dianie vo svete， sa vlastne nic nove nedozvie。 I samotne ponaucenia su banalne veci v zmysle "pocuvajte odbornikov" alebo "svet sa globalizuje" ci "historia sa neopakuje" a podobne。 Cakal som trochu viac。 Dalsi problem je， ze som cital slovenske vydanie， ktore N Press teda velmi nepodarilo。 Michalovi Liptakovi preklad vobec nevysiel （"billion" po slovensky nie je bilion ale miliarda， political scientist nie je politicky vedec ale politolog。。。） a svoju robotu poriadne odflakli aj editori （niekde je Thatcherová， inde nejaký Thatcher， niekde Merkelová， inde Merkel， DBG sa sklonuje Davida Ben Guriona， nie Davida Bena-Guriona， su tam preklepy - William Gladstone a Galdstone， nie vzdy je jasne rozlisene， co je poznamka prekladatela a co autora a podobne）Celkovo som mierne sklamany knihou a velmi sklamany slovenskym vydanim。 Skoda。 。。。more
Mihai Zodian
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The wonders of truisms。 For example， one theme is that there are tensions between US and China， while the world is globalized， which limits and distorts the rivalry。 I could have said that :D
Lindsay McBride
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After the stress and uncertainty of the pandemic， this book was a good reflection of how history led us here， the ways covid impacted our world， and the ways in which we can use the lessons to improve the future。 I like how the book was constructed into 10 lessons and felt like it gave me a better understanding of how our world politics， economy， way of life， and history contributed directly to the problems we face with the pandemic。 Ultimately Zakaria leaves you with hope that we can improve ou After the stress and uncertainty of the pandemic， this book was a good reflection of how history led us here， the ways covid impacted our world， and the ways in which we can use the lessons to improve the future。 I like how the book was constructed into 10 lessons and felt like it gave me a better understanding of how our world politics， economy， way of life， and history contributed directly to the problems we face with the pandemic。 Ultimately Zakaria leaves you with hope that we can improve our society to be better prepared for the next health crisis。 It is up to us to make the right choices。 。。。more
Deborah Collyar
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I enjoy the author and appreciate his viewpoints。 Found this book interesting but found more negative than expected。
Tiffany Brost
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Good book， if a little dry。 I don't know what I was expecting。 Also， a little depressing。 Again， that one should have been anticipated。 Very interesting to see how far ahead Zakaria was able to predict the trajectory of what would come next。 I'm super impressed by his ability to play out what actually came to pass -- seems safe to rely on what he predicts for the future。 Really， this would have been more interesting a year ago， but it's also a fun read looking at the pandemic in hindsight （or so Good book， if a little dry。 I don't know what I was expecting。 Also， a little depressing。 Again， that one should have been anticipated。 Very interesting to see how far ahead Zakaria was able to predict the trajectory of what would come next。 I'm super impressed by his ability to play out what actually came to pass -- seems safe to rely on what he predicts for the future。 Really， this would have been more interesting a year ago， but it's also a fun read looking at the pandemic in hindsight （or something approaching hindsight） 。。。more
Jing
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Personally I would agree with most of his identification of the trends but somehow it felt uneasy the way he articulated， which is too firm and leaves little room for alternatives， although in the end he sort of gave a chance for the readers to believe that we still can choose our future。 I am not in a position to dispute any of his points but I do know there are equally eloquent different opinions and the world is more complex than it seems in the book。 Never the less， a pleasant read overall a Personally I would agree with most of his identification of the trends but somehow it felt uneasy the way he articulated， which is too firm and leaves little room for alternatives， although in the end he sort of gave a chance for the readers to believe that we still can choose our future。 I am not in a position to dispute any of his points but I do know there are equally eloquent different opinions and the world is more complex than it seems in the book。 Never the less， a pleasant read overall and highly recommend for anyone who is interested in knowing where the world might be leading to。 。。。more
Helen
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Zakaria offers an overview of the problems facing USA- but his solutions are shallow or non-existent。
Joann Carol
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Zakaria’s “lessons” are well-reasoned attempts at perceiving the world’s future after Covid。 His insight is bolstered by historical precedent and a look at across the board viewpoints which challenge and support his view。 The division into ten areas of interest helps to focus attention in turn on economics， politics， wealth， health， climate， inequality， technology， interconnection， governance and cooperation。Ultimately Zakaria posits that the pandemic could be an opportunity to forge ahead in wh Zakaria’s “lessons” are well-reasoned attempts at perceiving the world’s future after Covid。 His insight is bolstered by historical precedent and a look at across the board viewpoints which challenge and support his view。 The division into ten areas of interest helps to focus attention in turn on economics， politics， wealth， health， climate， inequality， technology， interconnection， governance and cooperation。Ultimately Zakaria posits that the pandemic could be an opportunity to forge ahead in what he believes to be the right direction but he still leaves that direction up for discussion。 This book was published before the 2020 election so I found it interesting to read in May of 2021。 The Biden administration seems to be moving in the right direction。 Just as a side note: this book left me more optimistic about Chinese participation in the world order。 。。。more
Carter Hemphill
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Good overview of global trends。 I imagine that this book will likely not age well since it was written in the midst of the pandemic and Trump was still president， but the general ideas will remain valid。
Lara Green
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A good overview of global affairs predominantly written from a US perspective。
Try Lee
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Most modern economies have more jobs devoted to services than ones making physical products。 Seventy percent of US GDP is produced by the service sector。 One hears paeans to Germans’ extraordinary prowess at making things， but the reality is that even in Germany， the numbers are similar: around 70% of its economic output and its jobs are in services。 In France， manufacturing makes up less than 10% of GDP。 Advanced economies are today， almost by definition， service economies。
Marian Leica
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Made me feel informed and more aware of the Corona pandemic or its economics and politics。 I'm thankful for that。 Made me feel informed and more aware of the Corona pandemic or its economics and politics。 I'm thankful for that。 。。。more
Kristen
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Recommended read for any human being。 As the world begins to heal and society starts to open up， Fareed Zakaria’s Ten Lessons for a Post-Pandemic World is an important， timely read。 I especially enjoyed the chapters about technology， the social nature of humans， and our bipolar world。 I also appreciated how Zakaria didn’t flaunt his affiliation with or role at a major news network。 This could have been a five-star read for me had the first few chapters been more engaging and unique。 The middle w Recommended read for any human being。 As the world begins to heal and society starts to open up， Fareed Zakaria’s Ten Lessons for a Post-Pandemic World is an important， timely read。 I especially enjoyed the chapters about technology， the social nature of humans， and our bipolar world。 I also appreciated how Zakaria didn’t flaunt his affiliation with or role at a major news network。 This could have been a five-star read for me had the first few chapters been more engaging and unique。 The middle was great but the beginning and end were so-so。 In short， Zakaria’s work could become a classic but I wish it were more engaging from start to finish。 。。。more
Tonalli Espinoza
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This book was a bit hard for me to finish。 Most of the lessons are not far from common sense， but the content is well-researched and supported。 I may not remember most of what was said， but it was worth the read。 I will definitely take certain nuggets of information with me as we venture into post-pandemic life。 Most importantly， I do feel better about our chances as humanity， in dealing with future pandemics and restoring “normal life” as much as possible。
Ellen
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Good to know， but hard （text book） to read。
Evan
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In picking up this book， I noticed that I've had a bias: TV personalities are hired more on their persona， than their intellectual capacity。This book showed me how wrong this bias is。Fareed Zakaria is a host of a TV show on CNN and authored this book early in the COVID-19 pandemic and had it published when it wasn't clear how the world was going to recover。 Offering ten recommendations for the future， Zakaria touches on some familiar points （such as the rapid transition to telework） but overlays In picking up this book， I noticed that I've had a bias: TV personalities are hired more on their persona， than their intellectual capacity。This book showed me how wrong this bias is。Fareed Zakaria is a host of a TV show on CNN and authored this book early in the COVID-19 pandemic and had it published when it wasn't clear how the world was going to recover。 Offering ten recommendations for the future， Zakaria touches on some familiar points （such as the rapid transition to telework） but overlays these with additional analysis， highlighting important points I hadn't yet realized （increased telework now and in the future likely to disproportionately benefit wealthy/white collar workers and increase income inequality）。 He also touches on lesser known topics， such as how companies have taken the pandemic as an opportunity to increase investment in robotics and AI and analyzes various government responses to the disease more generally。Zakaria's cogent analysis is both informative and readable， pointing the reader to explore each of his suggestions in more depth。 As he points out， the COVID-19 pandemic is an inflection point in modern history。 While the future is uncertain， the rate of change has increased dramatically。 Considering how this event has impacted our world is an activity we all should undertake。 。。。more
Mauricio Torres
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En este libro， Farid Zakaria muestra el panorama mundial un año después del inicio de la pandemia del SARS-CoV2。 Expone los resultados de las políticas de salud pública de los diferentes países， y no tiene miedo de apuntar dedos a los personajes responsables de los errores al intentar contener este virus。 Muestra la relación entre los países y como ellas afectan a la contención del virus。 Resalta los esfuerzos de los científicos para cambiar la opinión pública sobre el virus y la línea delgada e En este libro， Farid Zakaria muestra el panorama mundial un año después del inicio de la pandemia del SARS-CoV2。 Expone los resultados de las políticas de salud pública de los diferentes países， y no tiene miedo de apuntar dedos a los personajes responsables de los errores al intentar contener este virus。 Muestra la relación entre los países y como ellas afectan a la contención del virus。 Resalta los esfuerzos de los científicos para cambiar la opinión pública sobre el virus y la línea delgada entre hablar con honestidad sobre los datos que se tienen del virus， o inflar la verdad con el fin de tener un efecto deseado （que las personas atiendan a las recomendaciones de uso de cubrebocas y distanciamiento social）， con el efecto adverso de socavar la autoridad e integridad de las instituciones cientificas a la larga。 Es un excelente libro de opinión y reflexión para cualquier persona que busca recopilar los mayores aprendizajes de este último año。 。。。more
Lexi
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