this is gps , the global public square. welcome to all of you in the united states and around the world. i m fareed zakaria. today on the program, from the czars in czarrinas to soviet air come issars, to president putin. we delve into the nature of power in russia. looking at the past to help us understand the present. i ll talk to the new yorker s david remnick and professor nina khrushcheva. and also the prime minister of barbados on getting the west to pay for damage from climate change rising seas and wild weather. two degrees is a death sentence. and the president of kenya on why many nations in the global south are not taking a side on the war in ukraine. but first, here is my take. in his important book the third wave, samuel huntington pointed out the division among the ruling elite is a key sign of weakness in authoritarian regimes. when members of the establishment break with the system, it triggers a larger set of changes. conversely, when you do not se
world. i m fareed zakaria. today on the program from the czars and arenas to soviet-era com czars to president putin. we delve into the nature of power in russia looking at the past to help us understand the present. i ll talk to the new yorkers david remnick can professor nina krus efa. also the prime minister of barbados on getting the west to pay for damage for the climate change s rising seas and weather. two degrees is a death sentence. and the president of kenya on why many nations in the global south are not taking a side on the war in ukraine. but first, here s my take. in his important book the third wave samuel huntington pointed out the division among the ruling elite is a key sign of weakness in authoritarian regimes. when prominent members of the establishment break with the system it often triggers a larger set of changes. conversely, when you do not see such defections it means the autocrat will probably be able to survive. syrian dictator bashar al ass
to shut down the blast furnaces at port talbot. frustration, disappointment is probably the biggest word. disbelief. it sjust been. handled absolutely appallingly in my opinion. also coming up: are pre election handouts ahead? taxes in his march budget. when i look around the world to america and asia, when i look around the world to america iwith sia, when i look around the world to america iwith lower when i look around the world to america i with lower taxes countries with lower taxes have more dynamic, faster growing economies. that s and a sweet business that ran out ofjuice. we look at the rise and fall of the original indian steel giant tata is expected to confirm up to 3,000 jobs will be cut from its british operations. the bbc understands tata is to go ahead with plans to shut down both blast furnaces at its port talbot site in south wales which is the uk s biggest steel plant. the company is intending to replace the furnaces with an electric version which is more
reportedly planned to capture top russian military leaders. back at home, developments in the special counsel probe into former president trump s effort to overturn his 2020 loss. a star witness in georgia s investigation is due to meet with federal prosecutors today. in new york city, the former marine accused in the chokehold death of a homeless subway rider faces a judge today. and are president biden s economic policies working? he s set to deliver what is being called a major speech to try to convince voters of just that. this morning, potentially deadly, catastrophic heat across the country, threatening some 69 million people who are having to deal with those conditions. they re under heat alerts. the national weather service says temperatures today are expected to reach up to 110 degrees in texas. over 112 in louisiana. and a reminder about how dangerous heat like this is. and a medical examiner in webb county, texas, reported nine heat-related deaths in just e
right now on early start, less than five days to go until the new hampshire primary. donald trump levels personal attacks against nikki haley pushing his rivals to bow out of the race. the front runner campaigning from the courtroom yesterday. what he said that had the judge threatening to have him removed. and new overnight, pakistan has just carried out military strikes inside iran. how leaders are responding this morning. good morning to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m kasie hunt. it s thursday, january 18th. it s 5:00 a.m. here in washington. only five days left until the high-stakes new hampshire primary. it s likely nikki haley s last chance to demonstrate she has the ability the to donald trump. the front runner using her given name and making false claims about her immigrant parents. last night at a rally in new hampshire, trump called on the republican party to unify and to beat president biden. it s time for the republican party