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Fareed Zakaria GPS

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Fareed Zakaria GPS takes a comprehensive look at foreign affairs and global policies through in-depth, one-on-one interviews and fascinating roundtable discussions.
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Episodes

The Crisis in Caracas & The Power of Women's Anger

On GPS: As the crisis in Caracas barrels on, Fareed asks former Venezuelan Trade Minister Moises Naim & the Council on Foreign Relation's Shannon O'Neil what it will take to end Venezuela's protracted political predicament. Then, NY Magazine writer Rebecca Traister talks about what she calls "the revolutionary power of women's anger" today and throughout recent history. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcas...

Feb 10, 201953 min

February 3, 2019: Nixed Nuclear Accords & Drug Lord Drama

Airdate February 3, 2019: On GPS: The US nixes a major nuclear treat with Russia while political pandemonium rages on in Caracas. Richard Haass, Anne McElvoy, & Tony Blinken break it all down with Fareed. Then, once the most feared narcotrafficker in Mexico, "El Chapo" Guzman's trial in a Brooklyn courthouse has nearly ended. VICE News editor & host of "Chapo: Kingpin on Trial" Keegan Hamilton sat through the 11 week trial and bring us his reports. GUESTS: Richard Haass, Anne McElvoy, To...

Feb 03, 201940 min

January 27, 2018: Chaos in Caracas & Davos in the doldrums.

On GPS: As political chaos plunges Caracas into crisis, Fareed breaks down what's at stake in Venezuela. Then, the view from Davos. First, Fareed's Take, then Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland on her country's recent spats with China and Saudi Arabia. Finally, a great chat with Jane Goodall about humans and chimps - their similarities and differences! GUESTS: Ian Bremmer, Michael Penfold, Chrystia Freeland, Jane Goodall To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.c...

Jan 27, 201941 min

January 20th, 2018: Tony Blair calls for a new Brexit referendum

Airdate January 20, 2019: On GPS: Former UK PM Tony Blair calls for a new referendum on Brexit after the defeat of PM May's deal in Parliament. Then, Aaron Sorkin joins Fareed to talk about his new Broadway production of "To Kill a Mockingbird" and what it tells us about race in America - then and now. GUESTS: Tony Blair, Aaron Sorkin To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...

Jan 20, 201941 min

January 13, 2019: Trump's Emergency Powers & Pompeo in Arabia

On GPS: What could President Trump do if he declares a national emergency? Fareed digs into the powers Trump could grab, with Elizabeth Goitein and John Yoo. Then, what to make of Sec. of State Mike Pompeo's visit to the Middle East this week? Robin Wright, Tarek Masoud, and Martin Indyk try to pick out the signal from the noise of the Trump administration's mixed messages on this crucial region. GUESTS: Elizabeth Goitein, John Yoo, Robin Wright, Tarek Masoud, Martin Indyk, Oby Ezekwesili Januar...

Jan 13, 201941 min

January 6, 2019: Trends to Track in 2019

On GPS: Fareed breaks down what stories, trends, and tropes to watch in 2019 with Ian Bremmer, Rana Foroohar, & David Miliband. Then, the man Trump calls the "leading authority" on China defends tariffs and the trade war. GUESTS: Ian Bremmer, Rana Foroohar, David Miliband, Michael Pillsbury, Steven Johnson January 6, 2019 To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...

Jan 06, 201944 min

CNN Special Report: Presidents Under Fire: The History of Impeachment

Fareed traces the history of why and how Article II, Section IV of the U.S. Constitution has been used in this in-depth look at the high stakes of America's 'last resort' option to remove a president. 12/30/18 To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dec 30, 201846 min

December 23, 2018: Mattis resigns, Trump disengages

Defense Secretary Mattis resigns after a struggle over Syria. Richard Haass & Fareed break down the President's drive to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria and decrease troop levels in Afghanistan. Then, do we focus too much on the negative? Or is the world really that scary? A debate between Niall Ferguson and Steven Pinker. Guests: Richard Haass, Niall Ferguson, Steven Pinker, Greta Thunberg 12/23/18 To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about...

Dec 23, 201840 min

December 16, 2018: Brexit Bedlam & Chinese Chicanery

After a bruising week in Britain, can PM May bring Brexit to fruition? Fareed discusses with two bright Brits. Then, is China behind the Marriott hack? NYT's David Sanger has a new report out alleging just that. Find out why Beijing is so bothered about bookings. GUESTS: Zanny Minton Beddoes, David Miliband, David Sanger, Charles Duhigg, Ray Dalio 12/16/18 To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adcho...

Dec 16, 201840 min

France in crisis, Brexit in trouble plus Michael Lewis on the Trump transition

With Paris rocked by violence and the Brexit deal in peril, what next for Western Europe? Fareed and an all-star panel discuss. Also, bestselling author Michael Lewis joins the show to talk about his new book, "The Fifth Risk." To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dec 09, 201840 min

December 2nd, 2018: Trump, Putin & Xi at the G20

Airdate December 2nd, 2018: On GPS: Fareed breaks down the diplomatic tango at the G20 summit in Buenos Aires with an all-star panel. Then, bestselling author Michael Lewis discusses the "willful ignorance" of the Trump administration described in his new book, "The Fifth Risk." GUESTS: Richard Haass, Ian Bremmer, Anne-Marie Slaughter, Ruchir Sharma, Michael Lewis 12/2/2018 To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcas...

Dec 02, 201840 min

November 18, 2018: Trump AWOL from APEC & May's Brexit Backlash

Airdate November 18, 2018: On GPS, President Trump is AWOL from APEC while Asia's bigwigs broker deals & Theresa May's premiership is in peril after backlash to her Brexit deal. Fareed discusses it all with a superstar panel. Then, should the Democrats zig left or zag towards the center in 2020? A great debate. GUESTS: Kurt Campbell, Rana Foroohar, Ian Bremmer, Steve Phillips, Peter Beinart, Ana Brnabic To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more a...

Nov 18, 201837 min

November 11, 2018: French President Emmanuel Macron

On GPS: An Exclusive Interview with France's President, Emmanuel Macron, on his relationship with Donald Trump, the 100th anniversary of WWI, and his bold plan to Make France Great Again. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 11, 201849 min

November 4, 2018: US Midterm Election preview; Katrina vanden Heuvel, James Fallows, Anthony Scaramucci, Reid Hoffman

Airdate November 4, 2018: On GPS: Fareed discusses the upcoming American midterm elections with a panel. Then, former UK Foreign Minister David Miliband on Brazil's President-elect, Germany's soon-to-be-former Chancellor, and the crisis in Yemen. GUESTS: Katrina vanden Heuvel, James Fallows, Anthony Scaramucci, Reid Hoffman To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...

Nov 04, 201840 min

What happened to Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi?

On GPS Sunday, Fareed digs into the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. What can the response tell us about U.S.-Saudi relations? Then, why "women's work" may be the key to saving Japan's economy. Finally, what your car, your diet, and even your coffee says about your politics. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...

Oct 21, 201840 min

What happened to Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi?

On GPS: the latest on the case of the missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi & the U.S. trade war with China with an all-star panel To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 14, 201841 min

Former Secretaries of State Madeleine Albright & Colin Powell on Trump, the political divide and international relations

On GPS, former Secretaries of State Madeleine Albright and Colin Powell join Fareed to weigh in on the American political divide, President Trump, and U.S. relations with China, Iran and Russia. Then, Fareed's discussion with Nadia Murad, an ISIS victim and human rights activist who is one of this year's Nobel Peace Prize winners. Madeleine Albright and Colin Powell were guests today. Airdate is October 7, 2018. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn m...

Oct 07, 201840 min

Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif; Trump's allegations against Iran; Fareed talks to heads of state from all across the globe at UN

Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif joins Fareed to answer Trump's allegations against Iran this week at the UN. And, Fareed talks to heads of state from all across the globe as they gather in New York for the UN General Assembly. GUESTS: Javad Zarif, Chile Eboe-Osuji, Enrique Pena Nieto, Alain Berset, Jacinda Ardern, Mohammed Mahatir, Mark Rutte, Petro Poroshenko To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices....

Sep 30, 201841 min

Former NYC Mayor Bloomberg on running for president in 2020; Why Moscow is trying to prevent Macedonia from changing its name; Status update on reforms in Saudi Arabia

Former NYC Mayor Mike Bloomberg joins Fareed to discuss whether he will challenge Trump in 2020. Also, the serious issues behind a silly fight: Why Moscow is trying to prevent Macedonians from changing their own country's name. And, 3 months after Saudi women were given the right to drive, a status update on reforms in the Kingdom. Guests are Michael Bloomberg and Manal Al-Sharif. Airdate is September 23, 2018. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn mo...

Sep 23, 201840 min

Bob Woodward on what Trump's advisers call the "Big Problem"; Ten years after the collapse of Lehman Brothers; Can the Pope and the Church survive?

Bob Woodward on what Trump's advisers call the "Big Problem" and a White House where fear & chaos shape policy. Also, ten years after the collapse of Lehman Brothers, could the US handle a new financial crisis? And, as allegations of sexual abuse by Roman Catholic clerics come in by the thousands, can the Pope and the Church survive? To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...

Sep 16, 201840 min

John Kerry joins Fareed to talk about what he has called a "constitutional crisis" at the White House, the upcoming 2018 midterm elections, and his plans for 2020.

On GPS: John Kerry joins Fareed to discuss what he has called a "constitutional crisis" at the White House, the Trump/Putin relationship, the upcoming midterm elections and...will Kerry challenge Trump for the presidency in 2020? Guests are John Kerry, Carl Bildt, and Jonathan Haidt. Airdate is September 9, 2018. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...

Sep 09, 201840 min

Fareed's take on the tech companies that dominate the American economy (and life); Is America ascendant... or on the decline?; What in the world? How to fix America's schools; How to fix politics, Moyo: my book was born out of frustration

A new direction on tech, courtesy of India; Silicon Valley should prepare for a new power dynamic; Beyond the Beltway: the state of the real America; Journalists James and Deborah Fallows have been traversing America & visiting small cities & towns in their single-engine plane for years; Fallows: if a town or city has a craft brewing industry, it gets half point on our scale of "signs of civic success"!; Brill: this job training program takes people who average $18k/year and 11 months la...

Sep 02, 201841 min

Encore: Power of Putin - CNN Special Report: The Most Powerful Man in the World

In my latest documentary, we describe Russian President Vladimir Putin as the most powerful man in the world. But why? After all, the United States -- and China, for that matter -- are more powerful countries than Russia. The power of a head of state is determined both by the country's strength and the capacity he or she has to exercise that power, unilaterally, unconstrained by other institutions, parties and political forces. And combining those two metrics, it's easy to see why Vladimir Putin...

Sep 02, 201845 min

What is the state of U.S.-Russia relations after the controversial Helsinki summit? Then, could Russia hack the 2018 election?

The Helsinki summit raised more questions than it answered. What is the state of U.S.-Russia relations? Then, NY Times national security correspondent David Sanger explains how Russia could meddle in the 2018 elections. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 22, 201841 min

Upcoming President Trump and Vladimir Putin Summit

After a tense NATO summit and an awkward, heavily protested UK visit, what sort of welcome can President Trump expect from Vladimir Putin in Helsinki? Also, a troubling U.N. report on American poverty. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 15, 20187 min

Fareed Zakaria World Affairs

Breaking News: Thailand Cave Rescue Boys One At A Time; Four Boys Have Made Their Way To The Hospital In Chiang Rai, Thialand; President Trump Has Meeting Coming Up With NATO Summit and Vladimir Putin To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 08, 20183 min

The End of American Democracy?; Less Than 200 Days Until Midterm Elections; What's Next for Cuba?

Pulitzer Prize-winner Ronan Farrow tells Fareed about the sad state of US diplomacy. Then, has the Grand Old Party become the Party of Trump? And, what next for Cuba as 59 years of rule by the Castro brothers comes to an end? "Fareed Zakaria GPS" is CNN's flagship world affairs program. Every week on the show, you will see in-depth interviews with world leaders, newsmakers and analysts who break down the world's toughest problems, you will hear Fareed's "take" on vital subjects, and you will lea...

Apr 22, 201842 min

Former Defense Secretary Ash Carter, Madeleine Albright, and UN High Commissioner on Human Rights Zeid Raad Al-Hussein Join Fareed

Former Defense Secretary Ash Carter on the rising tensions in Syria and America's vulnerability to cyber warfare. Then, Madeleine Albright tells Fareed about the startling rebirth of fascism in Europe and America. Finally, is the world turning away from human rights? UN High Commissioner on Human Rights Zeid Raad Al-Hussein makes that case. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...

Apr 15, 201840 min

Trump gets tough on China with trade; John Bolton is entering an administration full of generals, while the U.S. is preparing to exit Syria

On GPS, Trump gets tough on China with trade. Then, the hawkish John Bolton is entering an administration full of generals, while the U.S. is preparing to exit Syria. What does it all mean? And, why the U.S. can learn much from the Dutch about criminal justice. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...

Apr 08, 201840 min
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