Fareed Zakaria GPS

Oct 27 2024 350 ep. 40 mins 78k
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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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Israel retaliates against Iran

Oct 27 2024 42 mins  
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

A retired top IDF officer on Israel’s strategy after the death of Hamas leader

Oct 20 2024 43 mins  
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 fut

Richard Haass and Randa Slim on escalation in the Middle East

Oct 13 2024 42 mins  
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

Israel says it will retaliate against Iran - what to expect

Oct 06 2024 43 mins  
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 f

The killing of Hezbollah leader Nasrallah

Sep 29 2024 43 mins  
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 tal

Former Secretary of Hillary Clinton on the 2024 Presidential Race

Sep 22 2024 43 mins  
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 si

An exclusive interview with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky

Sep 15 2024 43 mins  
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 h

A new proposal for peace from a former Israeli PM and former Palestinian foreign minister

Sep 08 2024 43 mins  
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

Reengineering Life: The Next Frontiers in Science

Sep 01 2024 48 mins  
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

Israel and Hezbollah have a heavy exchange of fire

Aug 25 2024 42 mins  
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, Mic