CNN Fareed Zakaria GPS April 7, 2013 14:50:00
Matter as much? will they -- will it have the same kind of impact the rise of the west had? >> i think it will. we have this long story here where were seeing similar kind of processes unfolding in different parts of the world. so, first of all, you have the atlantic ocean shrinking from about 1400 and pushes the west, western europe up to the top of the pile. atlantic ocean shrinks more, north america kind of sclihrink too, in the 14th century. this pushes north america to the top of the pile. ...
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