Fareed Zakaria GPS

Today on the show, Fareed speaks with Elaine Kamarck, a senior fellow at Brookings, and Astead Herndon, editorial director at Vox, about what Zohran Mamdani’s popularity in the New York City mayoral race reveals tells us about the state of the Democratic Party. Then, Karen Hao, author of “Empire of AI”, sits down with Fareed to discuss the race among Silicon Valley's tech elite to build the ultima...

Today on the show, Fareed is joined by counterterrorism expert Matthew Levitt and RAND distinguished Israel policy chair Shira Efron for a discussion on the future of the fragile truce in Gaza, and what post-war governance in the enclave could look like. Then, China expert Alice Han speaks with Fareed about Beijing’s strategy in a new round of tit-for-tats in the US-China trade war. Finally, Faree...

Today on the show, two years after the October 7th attacks, Israel and Hamas have reached a ceasefire. Will it lead to a lasting peace?  Fareed is joined by President Emeritus of the Council on Foreign Relations Richard Haass to get his take on the Trump-brokered deal.  Then, what does the ceasefire plan mean for rebuilding Gaza and the possibility of Palestinian statehood? Palestinian politician...

Today on the show, Fareed is joined by Dan Senor, analyst and author, on why President Trump’s Gaza plan is an all-around win for Israelis, Palestinians and the Arab world. Then, Fareed speaks with Diana Buttu, a Palestinian human rights lawyer and former advisor adviser to the Palestine Liberation Organization, on why she believes Trump's Gaza plan does not go far enough to ensure peace. Later, f...

Today on the show, Fareed sits down with Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani at the Council on Foreign Relations for a wide-ranging discussion on his transition from rebel to statesman, the future for religious minorities in Syria, and whether peace with Israel seems viable.  Then, Polish Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Radosłow Sikorski speaks with Fareed about what recent Russia...

Today on the show, Fareed speaks with former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in her first TV interview since the reelection of President Donald Trump and gets her take on Trump’s second term so far. She joins the show alongside Keren Yarhi-Milo, dean of Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs, to discuss their new book "Inside the Situation Room: The Theory and Practice...

Today on the program, Fareed reports from Kyiv, where he is joined by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to discuss Ukraine’s path to peace. Fareed asks if he would sit down with President Putin. Then, Fareed speaks with Finnish President Alexander Stubb about his unique role as a bridge between President Trump and key European leaders—and what it will take to end the war in Ukraine. Later, Fa...

Today on the show, Fareed sits down with Atlantic staff writer Anne Applebaum to discuss this week’s meeting between China’s Xi Jinping, Russia’s Vladimir Putin and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un and the growing alliances between autocracies. Then, former US negotiator Robert Malley, co-author of the new book “Tomorrow Is Yesterday: Life, Death, and the Pursuit of Peace in Israel/Palestine,” and Dan Se...

Fareed Zakaria hosts a detailed special tracing the historical conflict between the United States and Iran, starting with a dramatization of a B-2 bomber strike on Iran's nuclear facilities. The narrative revisits the pivotal 1979 Iranian hostage crisis, emphasizing its roots in a 1953 CIA-led coup against Iran’s Prime Minister Mossadeq. The documentary explores the complex history between the two...

In this GPS special, Fareed examines the growing disconnectedness in our increasingly digital world in interviews with experts Jonathan Haidt, Jean Twenge, Robert Putnam and Alice Evans. Together, they explain how we got here, and how we can reconnect.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today on the show, Fareed is joined by President Biden’s former National Security Adviser, Jake Sullivan, for a wide-ranging conversation on the major takeaways from Friday’s Trump-Putin Summit, and why Netanyahu is prolonging Israel’s war in Gaza. Then, Alexander Gabuev, director of the Carnegie Russia Eurasia center, talks with Fareed about Putin’s wins following his meeting with Trump, and how...

Today on the show, Fareed is joined by New York Times columnist Bret Stephens and Tarek Masoud of Harvard’s Kennedy School in a conversation about Israel’s recently announced plans to take over Gaza City. Then, Indian journalist Barkha Dutt talks to Fareed about Trump’s threat to impost 50% tariffs on India and the ramifications for the US-India relationship.  Finally, Fareed sits down with author...

Today on the show, President Trump’s sweeping new tariffs go into effect this week. Fareed speaks with Zanny Minton Beddoes, the editor-in-chief of The Economist, and Oren Cass, founder and chief economist of the conservative think-tank American Compass, about what this trade war could mean for the economy in America and around the world.        Then, the hunger crisis continues in Gaza. How did i...

Today on the show, Russian President Vladimir Putin has just 37 days to meet Trump's deadline for a peace deal - but Moscow seems unphased as Russian forces continues to pummel Ukraine. Fareed talks to Alina Polyakova, the president of the Center for European Policy Analysis about prospects for peace.    Then, a violent power struggle is emerging in post-Assad Syria. Robert Worth, a contributing w...

Today on the show, Omer Bartov, one of the world’s foremost genocide and Holocaust scholars, talks with Fareed about why he thinks what Israel is doing in Gaza now meets the legal definition of genocide.   Then, former US Treasury Secretary Larry Summers joins Fareed in a conversation about the impacts of President Trump’s "big, beautiful bill" and impending tariffs.   Finally, the British Conserv...

Today on the show, Fareed is joined by Alexander Gabuev, director of the Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center, to discuss the growing rift between Presidents Trump and Putin and what this means for the ongoing war in Ukraine.   Next, the Financial Times’ Rana Foroohar sits down with Fareed to speak about the implications of Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill.” She says that poor MAGA voters may be hit the har...

Today on the show, in a special edition of GPS from the Aspen Ideas Festival, Fareed speaks with two former national security advisers, John Bolton and Susan Rice, and former CIA Director/US Army retired Gen. David Petraeus about the Trump administration’s foreign policy, including the future of Iran’s regime and the state of America’s global alliances.   Next, architect Vishaan Chakrabarti and sc...

Today on the show, in a special edition of GPS from the Aspen Ideas Festival, Fareed sits down with former National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan to discuss the most pressing issues facing American foreign policy, including the need for a new Iran nuclear deal, the Russia-Ukraine war, and the state of US global alliances under President Trump.  Then, former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and f...

Today on the program, the US entered the conflict between Israel and Iran by striking three of its key nuclear sites. Fareed speaks with head of the International Atomic Energy Agency Rafael Grossi about the damage caused by the attack.   Then, why did President Trump decide to enter the conflict? Fareed speaks to CFR President Emeritus Richard Haas and retired Admiral James Stavridis.   Finally,...

Today on the show, guest anchor Bianna Golodryga speaks with The New York Times’ David Sanger after a weekend of strikes between Iran and Israel. They discuss this escalating conflict and what it means for the future of US-Iran nuclear negotiations.   Next, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar joins the show to tell Bianna what his country is hoping to achieve by attacking Iran’s nuclear faciliti...

Today on the show, Fareed is joined by former NATO Supreme Allied Commander James Stavridis to discuss Ukraine’s stunning attacks on Russian airbases.    Next, Christopher Kirchhoff, a top military strategist, speaks with Fareed about the future of warfare, and how the US needs to adapt to changing military technology and move on from models stuck in the past.    Then, David Miliband, former Briti...

Today on the show, former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert speaks with Fareed about his op-ed in the Israeli newspaper Haaretz this week, in which he accuses Israel of committing war crimes in Gaza.    Then, Financial Times US national editor Edward Luce and AEI senior fellow Kori Schake join the show to discuss the latest developments in President Trump’s tariff war, and Russia’s renewed offens...

 Just months into the new Trump administration, Elon Musk's DOGE has embarked on a controversial agenda of unprecedented spending cuts; Fareed Zakaria examines the long history of the conservative movement's struggle to roll back government. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today on the show, Fareed is joined by Richard Haass, president emeritus of the Council on Foreign Relations, and Randa Slim, non-resident fellow at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, to discuss President Trump’s trip to the Middle East — his first major foreign trip of his second presidency — and his evolving foreign policy.    Next, retired four-star General Stanley McChryst...

Today on the show, Fareed speaks with veteran foreign affairs correspondent Kim Ghattas and Amos Hochstein, former Middle East envoy under the Biden administration, about what to expect from President Trump’s first major foreign trip to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.   Next, India and Pakistan have reached a fragile ceasefire. Ravi Agrawal, editor-in-chief of Foreign Policy, joi...