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<p>Former Trump administration Pentagon official Elbridge Colby tells Bianna the president-elect will shake up the foreign policy establishment and focus on countering China.</p>
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Video On GPS: Trump’s approach to national security 6:56
<p>Former Trump administration Pentagon official Elbridge Colby tells Bianna why Trump is right to want to push for a deal to end the war in Ukraine.</p>
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Video GPS Extra: Trump’s plan for Ukraine 1:43
<p>Mark Dubowitz, CEO of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, speaks with Bianna about what the second Trump administration’s foreign policy in the Middle East might look like, from Iran and Israel to Saudi Arabia.</p>
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Video On GPS: Predicting Trump’s foreign policy in the Middle East 6:23
<p>Retired US Army Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges joins Bianna to discuss what Ukraine and the West stand to lose from a possible negotiated peace deal under a second Trump presidency.</p>
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Video On GPS: The problems with a Ukraine-Russia peace deal 7:55
<p>Theodore Schleifer of The New York Times tells Bianna what to expect from the alliance between the world’s richest man and arguably the world’s most powerful president.</p>
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Video On GPS: Understanding the Trump-Musk connection 6:08
<p>Michal Cotler-Wunsh, Israel's special envoy for combating antisemitism, talks with Bianna about the recent violence in Amsterdam — and what could be causing the “tsunami” of antisemitism around the world.</p>
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Video On GPS: What’s behind the ‘tsunami’ of global antisemitism? 7:05
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Video Fareed’s take: Democrats blew it by making 3 big mistakes 6:31
<p>Fareed discusses Donald Trump’s victory over Kamala Harris with Ezra Klein, New York Times opinion columnist, and David Frum, The Atlantic staff writer and former George W. Bush speechwriter.</p>
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Video On GPS: Ezra Klein and David Frum on why Trump won 7:19
<p>Fareed speaks with The New York Times’ Ezra Klein and The Atlantic’s David Frum about how Democrats can strategize to expand their voter base and build stronger coalitions after Kamala Harris' devastating election loss.</p>
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Video On GPS: What next for the Democrats? 4:59
<p>Oren Cass, founder and chief economist at the conservative think tank American Compass, tells Fareed why he thinks America’s working class has turned away from the Democratic Party and backed Donald Trump.</p>
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Video On GPS: Are Republicans now the party of the working class? 5:57
<p>Fareed asks Oren Cass, founder and chief economist at the conservative think tank American Compass, about Donald Trump’s possible economic agenda in his next term – from tax cuts to tariffs to mass deportations.</p>
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Video On GPS: Will Trump’s policies hurt the economy? 3:29
<p>The Economist's editor-in-chief, Zanny Minton Beddoes, tells Fareed what a second Trump term could mean for the EU, Mexico, China and Ukraine.</p>
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Video On GPS: What Trump’s victory means for the world 5:34
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Video Fareed: How Republicans flocked back to Trump after Jan. 6 5:08
<p>With two days to go until the US presidential election, Fareed hosts Ron Brownstein, a senior editor at The Atlantic and CNN senior political analyst, and Emily Bazelon, a staff writer for The New York Times Magazine and senior research scholar at Yale Law School, to discus the latest swing-state polling and shifting demographic trends.</p>
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Video On GPS: Surprising new polling data days before the election 5:11
<p>Fareed talks with Emily Bazelon, a staff writer for The New York Times Magazine and senior research scholar at Yale Law School, and Ron Brownstein, a senior editor at The Atlantic and CNN senior political analyst, about the Republican Party's flurry of voting lawsuits ahead of the election.</p>
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Video On GPS: The mountain of GOP court cases around voting in the 2024 election 7:27
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Video On GPS: Boris Johnson on Trump, Thatcher and Brexit 5:48
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Video On GPS: Boris Johnson on what a Trump victory could mean for Ukraine 5:50
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Video On GPS: Why China may be fearing a second Trump presidency 5:14
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Video Fareed explains why we are seeing a political realignment 5:35
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Video On GPS: Will Israel’s attack on Iran lead to further escalation? 6:22
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Video On GPS: Veteran US diplomat warns Israel is repeating old mistakes 5:46
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Video On GPS: Kim Jong Un to Putin’s rescue? 5:34
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Video On GPS: The gender divide in the 2024 election 5:57
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Video Last look: Are the BRICS living up to their promise? 5:15
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Video Fareed on Trump’s tariff proposals: This celebrity businessman does not understand business 6:06
<p>Retired Israel Defense Forces Col. Miri Eisin joins Fareed from Tel Aviv to discuss the significance of Israel’s killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and whether it could hasten the end of Israel’s war in Gaza.</p>
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Video On GPS: Will Sinwar’s death change Israel’s war strategy? 6:35
<p>Hamas expert Tareq Baconi explains to Fareed why the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar will not significantly alter the group’s strategy and why he thinks Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu remains the main obstacle to ceasefire negotiations.</p>
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Video On GPS: What next for Hamas after Yahya Sinwar’s death? 6:12
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Video On GPS: The political trends shaping the US presidential election 6:07
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Video On GPS: Amb. Rahm Emanuel on deterring China 6:15
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Video Fareed: How regional leaders are attempting to upend the international order 5:49
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Video On GPS: Israel’s goals in Lebanon 6:24
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Video On GPS: Israel’s risky choices on Iran 6:14
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Video On GPS: Will Ukraine ever join NATO? 5:17
<p>Retired US Navy Adm. James Stavridis, a former supreme allied commander of NATO, tells Fareed about his latest novel, “Restless Wave.”In his previous works of fiction, Stavridis has looked to the future, exploring possible superpower conflict with China and how technology could change war in coming decades. In this novel, he looks back to World War II in search of lessons.</p>
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Video GPS Extra: What World War II could tell us about a future conflict with China 5:29
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Video On GPS: Malcolm Gladwell on returning to ‘The Tipping Point’ 5:47
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Video On GPS: Iraq’s prime minister on the future of US-Iraq relations 4:45
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Video Fareed Zakaria breaks down Israel’s military might 5:43
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Video On GPS: How might Israel hit back at Iran? 5:58
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Video On GPS: Israel’s war against Hezbollah – a view from Beirut 6:50
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Video On GPS: Bernard-Henri Lévy defends the Jewish state 6:12
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Video On GPS: Ta-Nehisi Coates on the plight of Palestinians 6:40
<p>As the Taliban place severe restrictions on women and girls in Afghanistan, eliciting global condemnation, Fareed explains why the international community needs to engage more with the Taliban to try to improve conditions for women in Afghanistan.</p>
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Video Last look: Working with the Taliban 3:47
<p>Fareed speaks with New York Times Magazine staff writer Ronen Bergman about how Israel successfully assassinated Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, whether this could further heighten tensions in the Middle East, and what is next for Israel.</p>
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Video On GPS: Implications of Israel’s assassination of Hezbollah leader 11:39
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Video On GPS: Iranian president on escalating tensions in the Middle East 5:28
<p>Fareed speaks with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian about his response to the protests against the death of Mahsa Amini and the state of women’s rights in Iran.</p>
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Video On GPS: Iranian president on women’s rights in Iran 5:01
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Video Iran, Hezbollah’s sponsor, reacts to Israel’s strikes on the militant group 1:28
<p>Fareed sits down with former British Prime Minister Tony Blair to discuss his new book, "On Leadership." They talk about the dangers of populism and the challenges of leading in a turbulent world.</p>
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Video On GPS: Former British PM shares lessons on leadership 6:40
<p>Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair talks with Fareed about the fight for democracy in an increasingly autocratic world: "the answer is for democracy to be effective."</p>
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Video On GPS: Former British PM on the age of autocracy 6:03
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Video Fareed Zakaria: One secret to America’s economic strength? An independent Fed 5:07
<p>Fareed talks with former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton about her new book “Something Lost, Something Gained” – and what it means to break the glass ceiling as a woman in politics.</p>
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Video On GPS: Hillary Clinton: it felt ‘exhilarating’ to endorse Kamala Harris 7:12
<p>Fareed asks former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton about some of her "distressing" experiences teaching at Columbia University amid campus protests over the war in Gaza.</p>
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Video On GPS: Hillary Clinton on the ‘distressing’ Gaza protests 6:03
<p>Former first lady, secretary of state, and Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton talks with Fareed about how she overcame the “darkest periods” of her marriage to former president Bill Clinton.</p>
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Video On GPS: Hillary Clinton on her very public marriage 4:15
<p>Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton talks with Fareed about the complications of being the first lady to former president Bill Clinton: “You're only there because the person you married ends up being the president.”</p>
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Video GPS Extra: Hillary Clinton on being first lady: ‘It’s not really a job’ 3:50
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Video On GPS: Can the UN help solve today’s global conflicts? 6:51
<p>Fareed sits down with United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres ahead of the upcoming UN General Assembly. They discuss rising escalations in the Middle East and the threat of wider regional war.</p>
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Video On GPS: UN Secretary-General on Middle East escalations 5:51
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Video GPS Extra: UN Secretary General hits back at UNRWA allegations 2:17
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference following the September meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee at the William McChesney Martin Jr. Federal Reserve Board Building on September 18, 2024 in Washington, DC.
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Fed’s triumph over inflation shows the need for some institutions to be free from politics
<p>As the Taliban place severe restrictions on women and girls in Afghanistan, eliciting global condemnation, Fareed explains why the international community needs to engage more with the Taliban to try to improve conditions for women in Afghanistan.</p>
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Video Last look: Working with the Taliban 3:47
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Video Fareed’s take: The mood in Kyiv is tense as Russia advances. The West must understand the urgency 6:20
<p>In an exclusive interview, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky tells Fareed that Ukraine needs more military supplies and more latitude to strike at Russia.</p>
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Video On GPS: What Ukraine needs to win 5:23
<p>In an exclusive interview, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky tells Fareed how the war has changed him, his country and the world.</p>
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Video On GPS: The impact of the war in Ukraine 2:46
<p>In an exclusive interview, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky tells Fareed what Ukraine wants in peace negotiations and explains why Ukraine needs to demonstrate strength in order to get Russian President Vladimir Putin to engage in substantive talks.</p>
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Video On GPS: Ukraine’s negotiating stance 6:29
<p>On a trip to Kyiv, Fareed visits with Masha, a Ukrainian teenager who shares her devastating experience of loss.</p>
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Video On GPS: ‘Heartbroken’: A Ukrainian teen’s personal tragedy 7:27
<p>Yegor Firsov, chief sergeant in the Ukrainian army, tells Fareed about the alarming situation on Ukraine’s eastern front line and his motivations to keep fighting on.</p>
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Video On GPS: Fighting on Ukraine’s eastern front 5:33
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Video Fareed: A strong economy won’t keep populism at bay 5:30
<p>Former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert and former Palestinian Authority foreign minister Nasser al-Kidwa talk to Fareed about their joint vision for a long-lasting peace in the Middle East.</p>
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Video On GPS: A joint vision for peace in the Middle East 7:28
<p>Fareed hears from former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert and former Palestinian Authority foreign minister Nasser al-Kidwa about overcoming the biggest obstacles to a two-state solution.</p>
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Video On GPS: The path towards a two-state solution 5:33
<p>Fareed talks with CNN anchor Dana Bash about the lessons from her new book, “America’s Deadliest Election,” which documents the racist violence surrounding Louisiana's 1872 gubernatorial election.</p>
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Video On GPS: Lessons from America’s most violent election 5:41
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Video On GPS: What’s different about AI? 5:58
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Video Last look: Scourges of humanity return 4:48
<p>Biochemist Jennifer Doudna tells Fareed what it was like to win the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2020 and how her discovery opens up new possibilities.</p>
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Video On GPS: The gene editing revolution 6:35
<p>Nobel laureate Jennifer Doudna tells Fareed about her path to becoming a leading scientist and explains how her discovery of CRISPR can help cure diseases and improve crops.</p>
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Video On GPS: Gene editing’s transformative potential 9:21
<p>Nobel laureate Jennifer Doudna, co-discoverer of CRISPR, tells Fareed about patent fights, designer babies and cancer risks.</p>
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Video On GPS: The complications of gene editing 5:34
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Video On GPS: The birth of modern artificial intelligence 6:40
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Video On GPS: The next frontier of artificial intelligence 7:21
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Video Fareed’s take: Harris’ campaign is heavy on vibes, but for now it’s working 5:36
<p>Fareed speaks with Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado about the country’s path forward, as President Nicolás Maduro continues to insist he won an election the US and others say was rigged.</p>
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Video On GPS: Venezuela’s opposition leader: ‘The regime is in its weakest position’ 6:23
<p>After a series of high-level assassinations, Israel is bracing for potential reprisals from Iran and Hezbollah. Fareed asks New York Times Magazine staff writer Ronen Bergman what such retaliation could look like and how Israeli citizens and security officials view the conflict in which their country is embroiled.</p>
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Video On GPS: Israel braces for retaliation 6:17
<p>Maha Yahya, director of the Carnegie Middle East Center joins Fareed from Beirut. Yahya discusses how an all-out war could hurt Lebanon and how Iran and Hezbollah might respond to recent assassinations: “The intention would be to cause pain.”</p>
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Video On GPS: What an all-out war could look like for Lebanon 5:27
<p>Fareed and The Atlantic's Derek Thompson discuss how gender will play a key role in the 2024 election – but not in the way people might think.</p>
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Video On GPS: How will gender shape the US election? 5:57
<p>Fareed speaks with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Charles Duhigg about his latest book, "Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection," which explores how to become a stronger communicator.</p>
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Video On GPS: How to become a ‘supercommunicator’ 4:32
<p>CNN's Fareed Zakaria examines what former President Donald Trump actually believes.</p>
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Video Fareed: What exactly does Trump believe? 5:20
<p>Fareed talks to New Yorker staff writer Robin Wright and Johns Hopkins professor Vali Nasr about whether the spree of assassinations in the Middle East could widen the conflict, as Israel braces for a possible attack from Iran.</p>
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Video On GPS: Why ‘there are very few winners’ in the Middle East escalation 6:39
<p>Fareed speaks to New Yorker staff writer Robin Wright and Johns Hopkins professor Vali Nasr about how the US could work to calm tensions in the Middle East.</p>
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Video On GPS: Does the US actually have any influence over Israel? 5:55
<p>Venezuelan opposition politician Leopoldo López joins Fareed to discuss the fallout from his country’s highly contested presidential elections — and why the US and countries around the world have cast serious doubt on the results.</p>
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Video On GPS: Venezuela’s controversial election 7:01
<p>Fareed asks longtime Kremlin critic William Browder about the recent historic prisoner swap between the west and Russia – and whether Western sanctions on Moscow are having any effect.</p>
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Video On GPS: Are western sanctions on Russia working? 5:48
<p>Fareed explains why electric vehicle sales are stalling in the US as consumers embrace hybrids.</p>
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Video Last look: AI’s voracious appetite 4:17