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Newsweek International's Fareed Zakaria explains the title of his latest book, The Post-American World. Filmmaker Jay Roach reflects on the making of Recount, the HBO movie about Florida's vote in the 2000 presidential election.
Fareed Zakaria
Fareed Zakaria
Author of "The Post-American World," tells Tavis what he feels is America's Achilles heel in global affairs. (3:32)
Esquire named Fareed Zakaria "one of the 21 most important people of the 21st century." An expert on global political trends, he's the editor of Newsweek International, for which he also writes a regular column, and recently joined CNN to host a weekly show. He was previously an ABC News analyst and managing editor of Foreign Affairs, the leading journal of international politics and economics. Zakaria is a native of India and holds a Ph.D. from Harvard. His books include the newly released The Post-American World.
Jay Roach
Jay Roach
Filmmaker discusses the importance of the 2000 election and how his film reminds us of the impact it had on democracy. (2:35)
Filmmaker Jay Roach is known in the business for having a magic touch. He made his directorial debut with the Austin Powers film series. He also directed and produced the hit comedies Meet the Parents and Meet the Fockers. The New Mexico native trained at Stanford and the University of Southern California, where he was nominated for a student academy award. Roach's latest film project is HBO's Recount, which explores the story behind the headlines of the controversial '00 presidential election in Florida.