in the past. but it needs to regain a sense of perspective. and above all, regain confidence in its own enormous strengths. go to cnn.com/fareed to a link to my washington post column this week. and let s get started. what are the biggest global challenges of the year ahead? how will the major wars in ukraine and in the middle east play out? and what about the dozens of upcoming national elections around the world? joining me now is two experts to weigh in on the pressing questions. zanny minton beddoes and ian bremer is from global risk consultancy. zanny, let me start with you and
and high inflation that was described as stagflation. domestically, american cities were still reeling from the riots and forced busing was tearing communities apart. oh, and watergate had upended the political system. to escape impeachment, the president of the united states resigned in august of 1974, a first in history. oh, yes, the good old days which when life was simpler. the truth is, the united states has the power and capacity to tackle today s crises. perhaps even more so than it had had in the past, but it needs to regain a sense of perspective. and above all, regain confidence in its own enormous strengths. go to cnn.com/fareed to a link
information and biotech revolutions that are transforming the economy and life itself. and with unemployment rates around 50-year lows, it is obvious that we need more workers in many sectors of the economy, from agriculture to hospitality. if this is done in a legal and orderly manner, americans will welcome the new workers. biden has tried to work with republicans on several issues and even had a few successes. he should proposed an immigration bill that is genuinely bipartisan and forces compromises from both sides. it would be one more strong dose of evidence that policy can triumph over populism. go to cnn.com/fareed for a link to my washington post column this week. and let s get started.
have been replaced with loyalists. so if he gets its nomination and runs for the presidency, which seems highly likely, it will lead to much greater turmoil than we saw in the last election. america has dealt with the china shock, but so far it has no answer to the trump shock. go to cnn.com/fareed for a link to my washington post column this week. and let s get started. as i said, the u.s. saw its debt downgraded this week. fitch lowers the u.s. from the highest aaa rating to aa plus citing a steady deterioration in standards of governance. but there is also been good news for the u.s. economy. inflation is moderating and this week bank of america rescinded his projection that the united states will fall into recession
he does or says. he has captured the republican party almost completely? many of the republicans who stood up to trump in 2020 have been replaced with loyalists. so if he gets his nomination and runs for the presidency which seems highly likely, it will lead to much greater turmoil than we saw in the last election. . america has dealt with the china shock, but so far has no answer to the trump shock. go to cnn.com/fareed for a link to my washington post column this week. and let s get started. as i said, the u.s. saw its debt downgraded this week. fitch lowered the u.s. from the highest aaa rating and aa+ citing a steady deterioration in standards was governance, but