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Pakistan’s Former Prime Minister Imran Khan on his arrest; the war in Ukraine & U.S. foreign policy; the continued appeal of strongman populism

Fareed Zakaria GPS

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The Illiberal Democracy of Turkey

Turkey's political playing field is massively tilted in favor of Erdogan. State lavishes funds on his supporters and the country's media is slavishly pro-government. Of all democracies, Turkey imprisoned the most journalists. The Turkish government initiated more than 30,000 cases for the offense of insulting the president.

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