this is gps , the global public square. welcome to you all of you in the united states and around the world. i m fareed zakaria coming to you from new york. we ll begin today s program with monday s powerful earthquake. the devastation and destruction it has caused and the politicians that are now at play. also, the china balloon cry is, what is the fallout? i ll talk about all of that and more with david milibrand and richard haas. also, who is really fighting on the front lines for russia in ukraine? we will introduce you to the shadowy group whose mercenaries are a big part of the russia war effort. everything you need to know about the wagner group. and kim jong-un s hermit kingdom launched over 90 missiles last year. including an astonishing 23 in one single day. an expert will tell you why america s lack of attention to north korea s growing nuclear threat is a clear danger. but first, here is my take. in a state of the union address, president biden alluded to the
d etat. prime minister netanyahu s plans to curtail the judiciary. i will ask ehud barak and tzipi livni about what is happening on the ground and in the nasset. also, china s new foreign minister said this week there would surely be conflict and confro confrontation with the u.s. if the american government continues to speed down the wrong path. i ll dig in deep on the moods in both beijing and washington with kevin rudd, the former prieme minister of australia about to be sworn in as the new ambassador to the united states. also, should silicon valley s tech giants finally pay up for serving news content. they ve already squared off with australia over this and canada is next up. but it all may be too little, too late in the age of ai. i will explain. but first, here is my take. mexico could be entering a golden age. it is perfectly placed to benefit from the growing tensions between the united states and china. parts of the country are already seeing a boom as companie
highways blocked, citizens shouting shame. this is the fierce opposition to what some are calling a coup d etat. prime minister netanyahu s plans to curtail the power of israel s judiciary. i will ask former prime minister erc ehud barack and zippy livni about what is happening on the ground and in the knesset. also china s new foreign minister said this week that there will surely be conflict and confrontation with the u.s. if the american government continues to speed down the wrong i ll dig in deep on the moods in both beijing and washington with kevin rud, the former prime minister of australia who is about to be sworn in as australia s new ambassador to the united states. also, should silicon valley s tech giants finally pay up for serving used content in they ve already squared off with australia over this and canada is next up, but it might be too little, too late in the age of a.i. i will explain. but first, here s my take. mexico could be entering a golde
Phase of this war on ukraine. Just today, President Putin has made overt Nuclear Threats against europe. I talk with the president of finland, who knows putin well. I also sat down with the president of south korea to ask about the threat from his neighbor to the north, who just declared itself a nuclear state. Also, hijabs burned, protests rage and chants of death to the dictator ring out in iran after a woman dies in Police Custody there. What will come of the demonstrations . I will ask an expert. But first, heres my take. Lets not play down what has happened this week. The leader of the Worlds Largest Nuclear Power publicly threatened to use Nuclear Weapons. In an address in moscow on wednesday, vladamir putin declared that russia would use all Weapons Systems available to us to defend the country. He emphasized it. This is not a bluff. It might be. Putins threat is an addon of traditional soviet doctrine. Now they contemplate scenarios which it could use Nuclear Weapons. But putin
united states and around the world. i m fareed zakaria. today on the program, vladamir putin says the world faces the most dangerous decade since world war ii. will he make it more dangerous by using nuclear weapons? can he compromise and make a deal? i will ask boris bondarev, one of the highest level defectors from putin s own government. then britain has its third prime minister in less than two months. we will tell you what you need to know about rishi sunak and his plans. trust is earned, and i will earn yours. can he gave the economy? and the reputation of that storied nation? and as a divided america heads to the polls, what can we learn from the most divided period in american history? the civil war years. i sit down with john meacham who just published a new biography of abraham lincoln. but first, here s my take. history and current polling both tell us that the house of representatives will likely flip over to republican control in the november midterms.