Economy

The Asian World Order is Coming

The Agenda with Steve Paikin

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The 19th century belonged to Europe, and 20th century to the United States. But the 21st century belongs to Asia, says Parag Khanna, author and geopolitical strategist. He visits The Agenda to outline the argument for an Asian world order, the topic of his book, "The Future is Asian."

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Feb 19, 2019

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