Fareed Zakaria GPS Europe’s View on Trump 2.0; China’s High Level Military Purge
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Feb 1, 2026 
Meredith Whitaker, Signal Foundation president and privacy advocate, warns about agentic AI eroding app-level privacy. Christopher Johnson, former CIA analyst on China, explains Xi’s purge of top generals and implications for PLA readiness. Zanny Minton Beddoes, Editor‑in‑Chief at The Economist, discusses European reactions to U.S. politics, populist calculations, and a shifting transatlantic relationship.
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West Defined By Limited State Power
- Fareed argues the West's defining achievement is constraining state power, not ethnic or religious identity.
- He warns Trump's actions expand state power and risk turning dissent into criminality.
European Populists Show Unease
- Zanny says European populist leaders are beginning to show revulsion at Minneapolis raids despite prior support for hardline immigration policy.
- Some leaders tread carefully to avoid alienating voters after the shock.
Migration Numbers In Europe Are Falling
- Zanny notes illegal migrant arrivals to Europe have fallen due to stronger border enforcement and deals with transit countries.
- That decline could reduce political fuel for extreme deportation promises.
