thanks for spending your spunda morning with us. "fareed zakaria gps" starts now. this is gps, the global public square. welcome to you in the united states and around the world. i'm fareed zakari coming to you from new york. on today's program, the u.s. and britain strike the houthis in yemen. and the strife between hezbollah and islamrael heats up. is this turning into a war in the west? then, china's eagle eyes were watching across the strait as taiwan voted yesterday. what did they see? will the results bring us closer to conflict or further away? i'll ask an expert. also, escaping from north