Fareed Zakaria GPS

Airdate April 5 2020: Covid-19 grips the global economy, will this lead to the next great recession? Or worse, a depression? Paul Krugman, Zanny Minton Beddoes and Ian Bremmer tell Fareed what to expect economically in coming months. Then, in Hungary Prime Minister Viktor Orban now rules by decree. Michael Ignatieff and Valerie Hopkins tell Fareed how the pandemic played a role in what may be the end of democracy in that country. And, the largest lockdown in history: how is India handling it? Barkha Dutt explains. GUESTS: Paul Krugman, Zanny Minton Beddoes, Ian Bremmer, Michael Ignatieff, Valerie Hopkins, Barkha DuttTo learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Airdate March 29 2020: In an exclusive interview, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong tells Fareed what the U.S. can learn from Singapore, the city-state that managed to flatten the curve. And, should the healthy and young in America get back to work? Will COVID create another Great Depression? A great debate on the best way to save lives and salvage the economy with Rana Foroohar, Dr. David Katz and Donald McNeil. GUESTS: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Rana Foroohar, Dr. David Katz, Donald McNeilTo learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Airdate March 15 2020: How lethal could the coronavirus be? Is the pandemic pushing the US and/or the world into a recession? Are the world's leaders handling the outbreak appropriately? What can different countries learn from each other? Fmr. CDC Director Tom Frieden, Fmr. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers and Fmr. Prime Ministers Tony Blair of the UK and Matteo Renzi of Italy join Fareed to answer these questions and more. GUESTS: Tom Frieden, Larry Summers, Tony Blair, Matteo RenziTo learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Airdate March 8 2020: Hillary Clinton talks to Fareed about the Trump presidency (so far), compares the candidacies of Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders, and offers her take on the peace agreement with the Taliban. And, on International Women's Day, Secretary Clinton speaks about the status of women - in the United States and around the world. GUESTS: Hillary ClintonTo learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Airdate March 1 2020: On today's show: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani tells Fareed that the U.S. deal with the Taliban indicates a transition "from war to peace." Then, what is Afghanistan's future after American withdrawal? Will Afghanistan be the next Vietnam? Peter Bergen and Andrew Bacevich discuss with Fareed. Also, as the U.S. records its first death from coronavirus and the global death toll nears 3,000, what precautions can you take to protect against the virus? Fareed talks to CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta and Sylvia Burwell, who was Secretary of Health and Human Services during the Ebola outbreak of 2014. GUESTS: President Ashraf Ghani, Peter Bergen, Andrew Bacevich, Sylvia Burwell, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Rana AyyubTo learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Airdate February 23 2020: Will the U.S. reach a peace deal with the Taliban? And, Trump's new intel chief, Richard Grenell, is already shaking up the establishment. What does his appointment mean for the intelligence community? Fareed answers these questions and more with an all-star panel. Then, the new politics of America's millennials. What will the country look like under their leadership? Reporter Charlotte Alter tells Fareed what she's learned researching her new book "The Ones We've Been Waiting For".GUESTS: Richard Haass, Ian Bremmer, Laurel Miller, Charlotte Alter, Thomas PhilipponTo learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Airdate February 16 2020: Where will the coronavirus go next? Is the world prepared to handle its spread? Fareed talks to an expert panel about what the outbreak means for China, for global health and the global economy. Then, the proxy war between Iran and Saudi Arabia-what are the roots of their dispute? How has that history shaped the culture in the region today? Kim Ghattas tells Fareed how the Middle East came apart. And, Fareed explains why the travel ban's recent expansion to include Nigeria (and other nations) is bad policy. GUESTS: Anna Fifield, Dr. Colleen Kraft, Rana Foroohar, Kim Ghattas, Joseph NyeTo learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Airdate February 9 2020: Bill Maher on the Iowa caucus, Trump's acquittal, the state of American politics and more. Plus, Palestine's chief negotiator, Saeb Erakat, tells Fareed the Palestinian perspective on Trump's Middle East plan. And, the world's youngest prime minister, Finland's Sanna Marin, on her female-dominated cabinet and how the rest of the world can achieve gender equality.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Air-date February 2 2020: Jared Kushner, Senior Advisor and son-in-law to Donald Trump on the administration's Middle East peace plan-will it win Palestinian support? Can it? And, the path to re-election in the wake of the impeachment proceedings-is Trump's vision for the future of America enough to earn him a second term? Also, Ezra Klein on why America is so polarized. GUESTS: Jared Kushner, Ezra KleinTo learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Airdate January 26 2020: How does the world look at America's impeachment spectacle? Will China stop the spread of the deadly coronavirus? Will Trump's long-awaited plan actually bring peace to the Middle East? Fareed speaks to an all-star panel to answer these pressing questions. Then, from the World Economic Forum in Davos, exclusive interviews with two leaders who face turmoil in their homelands. Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam tells Fareed about the protests that have been rocking her island territory of China & Iraqi Pres. Barham Salih talks about his nation's intent to eject American troops from Iraqi soil (and his conversation with President Trump about that intention). GUESTS: Zanny Minton Beddoes, Martin Indyk, Kishore Mahbubani, Pres. Barham Salih, Chief Executive Carrie LamTo learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices