Will Trump strike Iran after the 2026 midterm elections, and is a wider war his way out of lame-duck weakness? Eurasia Group founder and president Ian Bremmer explains why the Iran war may escalate after the US midterms, what a Democratic “blue wave” would mean for Trump’s foreign policy, and whether Trump has passed his peak.
Bremmer also covers what a Dem ... Show More
Oct 22
Who Is Really Running Iran Now? (w/ Karim Sadjadpour)
Eight months into the US-Iran war, the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) have taken control of Iran, the Strait of Hormuz remains a flashpoint, and Trump faces a decision — before and after the midterms: escalate or negotiate? Carnegie Endowment senior fellow Karim Sadjadpour — a leadi ... Show More
53m 11s
Dec 2021
Olympic Boycotts, Warnings For Russia, Syria Becomes A Narco-State
An expert panel joins Fareed to discuss how U.S. and allies are standing up to Moscow and Beijing. Then, Germany's Merkel era has ended and the new Chancellor, Olaf Sholz, has big shoes to fill. Plus, how Syria turned into a narco-state.
Guests: Anne Applebaum, Ian Bremmer, Tan ... Show More
40m 10s
Apr 2022
60 days of Putin’s war in Ukraine
Retired US Army Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling joins Fareed to assess Russia's new eastern offensive and Ukraine’s ability to counter it. Then, David Miliband, former British Foreign Secretary, Anne-Marie Slaughter, CEO of New America, and Kishore Mahbubani, former senior Singaporean dip ... Show More
39m 31s
Feb 2022
Is a Russian Invasion of Ukraine Imminent?
An all-star panel joins Fareed to examine Russia’s on-going military buildup on the Ukrainian border and whether the diplomatic efforts to avert war still stand a chance. Then, Imran Khan, the Prime Minister of Pakistan, on the crisis in Afghanistan and China's treatment of Musl ... Show More
39m 29s
Nov 2021
November 21, 2021 | On GPS: Henry Kissinger on the future of U.S.-China relations; a panel on Russian military buildup near Ukraine and Europe’s “fourth wave”; and, how does the pandemic end?
Fareed sits down with former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, the man who originally opened relations with China 50 years ago, to discuss the dangers of a new cold war between Beijing and Washington and how Biden can avoid that outcome. Then, Zanny Minton Beddoes, editor-in-ch ... Show More
39m 6s
Mar 2025
Trump & Zelensky Hold Heated Oval Office Meeting
First: Zelensky joins a parade of European leaders at the White House this week, wheeling and dealing over the security of Ukraine and the whole continent.
Then: With the future of the US-European alliance on the line, Britain’s former defense secretary, Ben Wallace, discusses w ... Show More
31m 13s
Feb 2022
Fate of Ukraine hangs in the balance
As Russian forces encircle the Ukranian capital, Christiane speaks with Ukrainian MP Lesia Vasylenko, hunkered down in Kyiv ... Exiled Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya issues a warning about Belarus strongman Alexander Lukashenko, who's supporting the Russian i ... Show More
56m 44s