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Dec 2022
40m 32s

2022 in Review: The war in Ukraine, U.S....

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Fareed talks to The Economist editor in chief Zanny Minton Beddoes and Eurasia Group President Ian Bremmer about some of the biggest global stories that transformed the world in 2022; from the war in Ukraine, to tensions over tech between the U.S. and China, and the bedlam that has befallen the British economy. Then, after Biden held a major Africa summit this week, entrepreneur and philanthropist Mo Ibrahim tells Fareed why he sees a new future for Africa and what the U.S. can do to help the continent succeed.

GUESTS: Zanny Minton Beddoes (@zannymb) , Ian Bremmer (@ianbremmer), Mo Ibrahim.

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