President Zelensky admitted this week that Ukraine’s counteroffensive has been “difficult” and Fareed talks with Alina Polyakova, the President and CEO of the Center for European Policy Analysis, about why it hasn't yielded the results many expected. Then, the recent coup in Niger: Fareed speaks with the senior director of the Atlantic Council's Africa Center, Rama Yade, about what this will mean for a region already plagued by unrest. Fareed then asks Jason Furman, the former chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors, a question on many people's minds: how did the US avoid a recession? Plus, theoretical physicist Michio Kaku tells Fareed why he believes the next big technological revolution is not artificial intelligence, but quantum computing.Guests: Alina Polyakova (@apolyakova), Rama Yade (@ramayade), Jason Furman (@jasonfurman), Michio Kaku (@michiokaku), Bruce Feiler (@BruceFeiler).Air date: August 13, 2023.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rama Yade, ancienne secrétaire d’État et directrice Afrique de l’Atlantic Council, aborde les clivages profonds de la société américaine en période électorale. Elle examine les périls qui menacent la démocratie, affirmant que l'assaut du Capitole a exacerbé des tensions. Les droits des femmes et des minorités font l'objet de luttes acharnées, tandis que la question des armes à feu divise profondément les électeurs. Yade souligne aussi l'essor économique du pays à travers l'innovation technologique malgré ces défis sociopolitiques.