Today on the program, after a significant escalation of tensions between Israel and Hezbollah, guest anchor Bianna Golodryga speaks with Amos Harel from the Israeli newspaper Haaretz and vice president of the foreign policy program at the Brookings Institution Suzanne Maloney about the fighting as well as the latest rounds of ceasefire and hostage negotiatio ... Show More
Sep 13
On GPS: Zelensky on Ukraine’s Path Forward
Today on the show from Kyiv, Fareed speaks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky about the war entering an even more dangerous phase, and what the path forward looks like. Then, Fareed is joined by Poland’s deputy prime minister and foreign minister Radek Sikorski to discus ... Show More
42m 22s
Sep 6
The Post-9/11 Wars, Trends of ’26, State of Democracy
Today on the show, twenty-five years after 9/11, America is still living with the consequences of the war on terror. It produced major tactical successes, at enormous human and financial cost. Fareed speaks with CNN national security analyst Peter Bergen, author of "All the Presi ... Show More
43m 5s
Jul 2024
An Escalating War in the Middle East
<p><i>Warning: This episode contains audio of war.</i></p><p>Over the past few days, the simmering feud between Israel and the Lebanese militia Hezbollah, has reached a critical moment.</p><p>Ben Hubbard, the Istanbul bureau chief for The New York Times, explains why the latest t ... Show More
22 m
Sep 2024
Israel Bombards Hezbollah in Lebanon
Tommy and Ben discuss the escalation of violence between Israel and Hezbollah into all-out war, the shuttering of Al Jazeera in the West Bank, the importance and futility of the United Nations General Assembly, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s trip to the US with a “v ... Show More
1h 24m
Apr 2024
Out of the Shadows: Exchanges of Fire Between Iran and Israel
<p>This week on Hold Your Fire! Richard is joined by Crisis Group experts Ali Vaez, Mairav Zonszein, Michael Hanna, Lahib Higel and Robert Blecher to discuss the exchange of fire between Iran and Israel, risks of a wider regional war and what the escalation means for the war in G ... Show More
49m 11s