Fareed Zakaria GPS

Today on the show, Fareed is joined by an expert panel to break down the results of Tuesday’s presidential election. New York Times opinion columnist Ezra Klein and Atlantic staff writer David Frum discuss the realignment of the American electorate that led to a sweeping Trump victory, and what Democrats need to do to build a durable and lasting coalition moving forward.    Next, Oren Cass, founde...

With two days to left before Tuesday’s election, Fareed is joined by Ron Brownstein, a senior editor at The Atlantic, and Emily Bazelon, staff writer for The New York Times Magazine. They discuss the demographic shifts in party affiliation, the latest polling, and the Republican strategy of flooding the courts with legal challenges ahead of the election.    Then, former British Prime Minister Bori...

Today on the show, Israel launched retaliatory strikes on Iran. New York Times Magazine staff writer Ronen Bergman joins Fareed to discuss the fallout from these strikes and the likelihood of further escalation.    Next, former U.S. Ambassador to Iraq, Afghanistan, and Lebanon Ryan Crocker speaks with Fareed about his concerns that Israel’s wars with Hamas and Hezbollah will last for years.   Then...

Today on the show, Israel successfully killed Hamas leader and mastermind of the October 7 attacks Yahya Sinwar. Fareed is joined by retired Israel Defense Forces Colonel Miri Eisin to discuss how this will impact Israel’s broader strategy in its war in Gaza.    Next, Tareq Baconi, a top expert on Hamas, joins the show to discuss how Sinwar’s death will affect the group’s future.   Then, U.S. Amba...

Today on the show, Fareed is joined live by an expert panel to discuss the events unfolding in the Middle East. Randa Slim, conflict resolution director at the Middle East Institute, and Richard Haass, president emeritus at the Council on Foreign Relations, speak about the escalation in the region. They discuss Israel’s war in Lebanon as well as its potential response to Iran’s missile strike.   T...

Today on the show, Fareed is joined by Danny Citrinowicz, former head of the Iranian Strategic Branch in the Israeli military intelligence, to discuss Iran’s attack this week and how Israel might strike back.   Then, long-time foreign correspondent Kim Ghattas speaks with Fareed from Beirut. They discuss the impacts of Israel’s military campaign against Hezbollah and the hope for a political alter...

Today on the show, Fareed speaks with New York Times Magazine staff writer Ronen Bergman to discuss how Israel was able to carry out its assassination of Hezbollah’s leader in Beirut, and what might come next as tensions continue to rise throughout the region.    Then, in his first interview with Western media, newly elected Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian joins Fareed to talk about Iran’s sup...

Today on the show, Fareed is joined by former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who has just released a new memoir, “Something Lost, Something Gained.” They have a wide-ranging discussion on the war in Gaza, her experience teaching at Columbia amidst campus protests this spring, and her long marriage to President Bill Clinton.   Then, UN Secretary-General António Guterres sits down with Fareed f...

Today on the show, Fareed reports from Kyiv. He sat down for an exclusive interview with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to discuss the state of the war, the need for more Western aid, and the contents of the peace plan that he will present to President Biden later this month.   Then, Fareed speaks with Masha, a 15-year-old Ukrainian girl, about the devastating loss of her heroic father who...

Today on the show, former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and former Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister Nasser al-Kidwa tell Fareed about their new peace proposal for the Middle East. They discuss the plan, and the need for new leadership on both sides of the conflict.    Next, CNN Chief Political Correspondent Dana Bash joins the show to discuss her new book, “America’s Deadliest Election”...

Fareed examines two emerging technologies that are already changing life as we know it—CRISPR gene editing and artificial intelligence—in interviews with two women who pioneered them: UC Berkeley’s Jennifer Doudna and Stanford’s Fei-Fei Li. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today on the program, after a significant escalation of tensions between Israel and Hezbollah, guest anchor Bianna Golodryga speaks with Amos Harel from the Israeli newspaper Haaretz and vice president of the foreign policy program at the Brookings Institution Suzanne Maloney about the fighting as well as the latest rounds of ceasefire and hostage negotiations in Cairo.   Then, Michael Kofman from...

Today on the show, Fareed speaks with former Ukrainian defense minister Andriy Zagorodnyuk about Ukraine’s incursion into Russia and what it might mean for peace negotiations.    Next, Russian journalist and author Mikhail Zygar joins the show to discuss how the incursion into Kursk is being perceived inside of Russia, and what Putin really hopes to achieve from the war in Ukraine.    Then, Sarah...

Today on the show, Fareed is joined by a Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado for an exclusive interview to discuss the fallout from her country’s contested election, and why she is still hopeful for Venezuela’s future despite the threats she says she and her allies are facing from Maduro’s regime.    Then, the Middle East is on edge as the region braces for a possible retaliation fro...

Today on the show, Fareed is joined by the New Yorker’s Robin Wright and Johns Hopkins professor Vali Nasr to break down the latest escalations in the Middle East following the killings of three Hamas and Hezbollah leaders. Will tensions between Israel and Iran lead to a full-scale regional war? Can the US do anything to de-escalate the situation?    Then, last week saw the largest prisoner swap b...

Today on the show, Fareed is joined by New York Times opinion columnist Ezra Klein to break down Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign, the support that she has received from her party, and what her candidacy may look like this time around.    Then, Niall Ferguson, senior fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution, speaks with Fareed about how the modern-day GOP has changed since the Reagan...

Today on the show, Fareed is joined by former Swedish prime minister Carl Bildt to discuss how Europe is bracing for a potential Trump-Vance White House. Would NATO survive? Ukraine?   Next, Atlantic staff writer David Frum tells Fareed about the JD Vance that he knew more than a decade ago, and how the Republican vice-presidential candidate has gone from never-Trumper to full-on MAGA.    Then, Ir...

Today on the show, Fareed is joined by an expert panel to discuss the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. Eurasia Group president Ian Bremmer, New Yorker staff writer Evan Osnos, and CNN presidential historian Timothy Naftali all join to talk about the political implications of the attack and growing global concerns surrounding the health of American democracy.    Next, CNN’s C...

From the border to the economy, to the cartels, America and Mexico have a relationship that has been crucial and complicated. America blames Mexico for its deadly drug prices while American demand helps keep the cartels in business. Millions pour over the southern border. But without Mexico's help, there would likely be millions and millions more. In a myriad of ways, this pivotal relationship and...

Today on the show, Fareed is joined by Financial Times columnist Edward Luce and staff writer at The Atlantic David Frum to discuss the fallout from Thursday night’s presidential debate. Should Biden drop out of the race? They discuss the calculations taking place within the Democratic Party and the stakes of a potential second Trump term. Next, former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert talks to F...

Today on the show, Fareed speaks with David Lammy, British Labour politician and Shadow Foreign Secretary, about the upcoming UK election in which Labour is expected to win in a landslide. They also discuss what a Labour government’s approach to a second Trump presidency would look like, as well as the UK’s foreign policy amid wars in the Gaza and Ukraine.    Then, The Economist’s Paris bureau chi...

Today on the show, the UN Security Council approves the Biden-backed ceasefire proposal for the Israel-Hamas war. Sanam Vakil, director of the Middle East and North Africa Programme at Chatham House, explains why Hamas isn’t accepting the plan.    Next, the Financial Times’ Gillian Tett talks about the controversial move by Western nations this week to offer a $50 billion loan to Ukraine on the ba...

Richard Haass, President Emeritus of the Council on Foreign Relations, joins to break down the newest ceasefire proposal in the Israel-Hamas war, and what will be necessary for lasting peace in Gaza.  Next, the New Yorker’s Jonathan Blitzer discusses the Biden Administration’s new border policy, its potential political effects, and how the new asylum cap fits into the American immigration system m...

Following the death of Iran’s President Raisi in a helicopter crash, and amidst ongoing tensions in the Middle East, Fareed Zakaria examines Iran's decades-old animosity towards America, tracing it back to the 1979 embassy hostage crisis and U.S. support for Saddam Hussein's invasion of Iran. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The ICC requests arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and his defense minister. Fareed speaks to Aryeh Neier, a founder of Human Rights Watch and a Jewish American who fled Nazi Germany in 1939, who has studied the situation closely and come to some tough conclusions. Next, Bill Maher talks to Fareed about the state of democracy, the left and right, and whether men have lost the ability to commu...