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The Global Public Square helps you make sense of the world, with insights from CNN's Fareed Zakaria.
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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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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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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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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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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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On GPS: Fighting on Ukraine’s eastern front 5:33
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Latest Episodes

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• Video 5:30
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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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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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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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On GPS: Lessons from America’s most violent election 5:41
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On GPS: What’s different about AI? 5:58
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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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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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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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On GPS: The complications of gene editing 5:34
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On GPS: The birth of modern artificial intelligence 6:40
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On GPS: The next frontier of artificial intelligence 7:21
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• Video 5:36
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Last look: Electric cars hit a speed bump 4:11
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Last look: AI’s voracious appetite 4:17
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Zelensky says Putin is afraid of the Russian people. Here’s why 2:35
<p>Pulitzer Prize-winning author Steve Coll talks with Fareed about his new book “The Achilles Trap,” which tracks how the U.S. continually misread the actions of Saddam Hussein in the run-up to the Iraq war.</p>
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On GPS: What was Saddam Hussein thinking? 6:32
<p>Fareed explains why the unrest in Bangladesh should serve as a lesson for low-income countries around the world.</p>
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Last look: How Bangladesh became a cautionary tale 5:05
<p>Activist, investor, political donor and former presidential candidate Tom Steyer joins Fareed to talk about his new book “Cheaper, Faster, Better: How We’ll Win the Climate War.”</p>
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On GPS: Can clean energy arrive quickly enough? 5:53
<p>Fareed speaks with Kansas journalist and author Sarah Smarsh about why rural voters have felt alienated by the Democratic Party in the past — and why the party has a unique opportunity to win back some of those votes in 2024.</p>
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On GPS: Can Democrats win back rural voters in 2024? 5:12
<p>Fareed speaks with Russian journalist and author Mikhail Zygar about how Kyiv’s Kursk offensive may shape the course of the war — and what Russian President Vladimir Putin really wants by invading Ukraine.</p>
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On GPS: What Putin is really after 5:59
<p>Former Ukrainian Defense Minister Andriy Zagorodnyuk tells Fareed that Ukraine’s surprise incursion into Russia reflects a strategy of asymmetric warfare.</p>
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On GPS: Russia will face ‘more surprises’ from Ukraine 6:09
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• Video 5:55
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How the failure of America’s Iran deal is now affecting Middle East 5:55