The editor of Newsweek International, Fareed Zakaria, will present Why Do They Hate Us: America in a New World at 7:30 p.m. Monday, April 1, in the Mountainlair ballrooms as West Virginia Universitys Festival of Ideas continues.
Zakaria, also former managing editor of Foreign Affairsthe leading journal of international politics and economicsis widely respected for his ability to spot economic and political trends worldwide.
Describing him as”the most influential foreign policy advisor of his generation,”Esquire named him one of the 21 most important people of the 21st century.
In an opinion piece for The New York Times, Zakaria wrote,”The bloody crossroads of the next decade will be where globalization meets terrorism. All the wondrous developments of the new economyfalling costs, fewer borders, easy communicationshelp international terrorists and criminals as much as they do businessmen. And only well-exercised powermilitary, economic and politicalcan meet this new threat.”
In 1992, Zakaria became the youngest managing editor in the history of Foreign Affairs. He then became editor of Newsweek International, which has an audience of 3.5 million, with editions distributed throughout Europe, Africa, Latin America, the Middle East and Asia.
Additionally, Zakaria writes a column that appears in Newsweek (USA) and Newsweek International, and is a frequent contributor to The Washington Post, making it one of the most widely circulated columns of its kind in the world.
The Indian-born Zakaria is co-editor of The American Encounter: The United States and the Making of the Modern World. He authored from Wealth to Power, a provocative look into Americas role on the world stage that received glowing reviews.
Sharing his knowledge of globalization and what it means for countries, people and corporations, Zakaria has traveled the U.S. and abroad, from universities to investment conferences and the World Economic Forum at Davos. He has appeared on such programs as Firing Line, The McLaughlin Group, Charlie Rose, The NewsHours with Jim Lehrer, Meet the Press and the BBC World News.
A nominee for a national magazine award and a recipient of the Overseas Press Club Award, Zakaria frequently writes for such publications as The New Yorker, The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times.
Zakaria ran The Project on the Changing Security Environment at Harvard University, where he also taught international politics and economics before joining Foreign Affairs.
In his much-anticipated book (Norton, fall 2002), Zakaria will shed light on the complex interaction between economics and politics, on Americas role in a rapidly changing world, and on the way in which democracy is changing every aspect on our livesfrom economics and technology to politics and culture.
All Festival of Ideas talks are free, open to the public and are produced by WVU students.
Seating is on a first-come, first-serve basis. For more information, call 304-293-SHOW or visit Arts&Entertainment on the web at www.events.wvu.edu