Fareed interviews NASA Administrator Charles Bolden on NASA's plans to send a manned mission to Mars in the 2030s. Why do it?
Fareed explains why it was a mistake not to show "The Interview" due to threats & cyber-attacks from North Korea.
Fareed gives his take on the handshake between Obama and Raul Castro. Could it mean a policy shift for the U.S. & Cuba?
Despite the controversy surrounding the film, Sony CEO Michael Lynton says he would still choose to make the movie again.
Lynton, a supporter of Obama, says he's disappointed by the President's comments & argues Sony's decision wasn't a mistake.
Sony's CEO says the company is considering all options, but that no major distributor has volunteered to release the film.
Sony CEO Michael Lynton tells Fareed that the company had no alternative but to cancel the release of "The Interview."
Moazzam Begg, a former Guantanamo detainee, gives his take on his experience with torture and the report's impact abroad.
Fareed Zakaria visits an art gallery with a portal directly to Iran, which allows him to speak to ordinary people there.
Designer Diane von Furstenberg tells Fareed the secrets to her business success.
Naftali Bennett, Israel's economic minister, tells Fareed why he supports a one-state solution and the controversial Jewish nation-state bill.
Naftali Bennett says that Iran doesn't enrichment, and the current deal that would be "a disaster for the world."
Naftali Bennett could be Israel's next prime minister. He explains why he would be different from Netanyahu.
Former Gitmo detainee Moazzam Begg believes the Senate torture report will not increase anti-Americanism abroad.
Moazzam Begg, who was held at Gitmo, describes torture he witnessed, which he says matches the Senate report.
Jordan's former Foreign Minister responds to allegations that his country was a rendition site for U.S. interrogations.
Jane Harman says Congress was not "faultless" but was not empowered to exercise oversight over CIA interrogation tactics.
Is China a bubble about to burst? And what would a slowdown mean for the global economy? Fareed digs in to the data.
Will the release of the Senate torture report hurt U.S. interests abroad? Fareed draws lessons from historical examples.
Fareed asks John Yoo about the extreme techniques mentioned in the report. Did the Justice Dept. authorize them?
Fareed takes a look at e-residency, a new mode of online verification, and hears from the world's first e-resident.
Suki Kim details how she got inside a North Korean school and explains the warped worldview of students there.
On GPS, Suki Kim explains why she thinks North Korea is the most horrific place in the world.
Russia is facing serious economic woes. Haass debates whether this will make Putin more conciliatory toward the West.
Chrystia Freeland and David Rothkopf explain the problems in Russia's economy. But how will Putin respond?
After 10 years running the NYC school system, Joel Klein offers advice to fix America's broken education system.
Americans aren't the only ones concerned about race and the police; Fareed looks at a new report on the U.S. justice system.
Fareed looks at the out-of-control bureaucracy of the Pentagon. Can the new Secretary of Defense rein it in?
Walter Isaacson tells Fareed why collaboration is essential to creative innovation.
On GPS, Peter Thiel says innovation exists on two tracks, where rapid growth occurs primarily in information technology.
Fareed takes a look at Casper, a new company trying to disrupt the mattress industry. But will it work?
Peter Thiel tells Fareed that entrepreneurs should carefully evaluate their ideas; not everyone in Silicon Valley succeeds.
On GPS, Uber CEO Travis Kalanick says people who succeed in Silicon Valley never accept failure, but are flexible.
Fareed Zakaria takes a look at a movement to combat the Indian taboo against public displays of affection by kissing.
Fareed talks to former Mexican President Ernesto Zedillo & Ethan Nadelmann about the drug war. Is legalization a solution?
A new global terrorism report found that terrorism is on the rise worldwide. But is this cause for worry?
Despite negative public perception, the U.S. is posed to stay on top due to natural advantages like waterways. But what about gridlock in D.C.?
On GPS, Nadelmann points out the benefits of legalizing pot in the U.S. But what about the expected negative consequences?
Former Mexican President Ernesto Zedillo tells Fareed that he thinks the drug war has failed "by any obective indicator."
Historian Andrew Roberts explains why Napoleon Bonaparte is still such an important figure in history.
Fareed asks two experts to assess the future of relations between China and the U.S. after the APEC summit.
Fareed asks whether a new wave of online education spell trouble for the current model of higher education in the U.S.
Jon Stewart told Fareed Zakaria why CNN is like the doll Chucky from the infamous horror movie "Child's Play."
Jon Stewart explains what lessons can be drawn from a film based on a true story, when the audience already knows the end.
Jon Stewart tells Fareed why he chose to vividly portray the mental torture Maziar Bahari experienced in the film Rosewater.
On GPS, Stewart tells Fareed that the Iranian regime is taking a relatively short sighted approach to retaining power.
Fareed talks to policy experts about China's balance between global collaboration and nationalism under Xi.
Stewart, director of Rosewater, tells Fareed he feels many people are trapped between authoritarianism & religious extremism.
Bahari explains why he thinks there won't be a Iranian nuclear deal; Stewart predicts the U.S. political reaction to one.
On GPS, the CEO of edX explains how the big data mined from Massive Open Online Courses has the ability to improve education.
On GPS, Butler & Agarwal explain why students are drawn to online higher education: tuition debt & exciting new technologies.
On GPS, Jon Stewart explains why he portrayed Iranian interrogators as human characters in the film Rosewater.
Fareed looks at the economic realities that pushed Moscow into an unequal deal with China.
Fareed looks at China's attempt to build a new international system. Will it work?
Do Americans actually know what they are voting for? Fareed looks at a new study that shows perception may not align with reality.
Two conservative debate Obama's legacy. Bartlett says he governs like a liberal Republican; Salam points to progressive legislation.
Following steep Democratic losses in the midterm elections, Fareed says Obama needs to focus on the world beyond Washington.
Fareed goes 1-on-1 with Syria expert Joshua Landis to discuss an innovative solution to the ongoing Syrian crisis.
Former foreign policy advisers Brent Scowcroft & Charles Powell look at the West's reaction to fall of the Berlin Wall.
On GPS, Lessig explains why he thinks campaign finance needs to change in America. The 1% get to choose the candidates.
Is trust biological? Paul Zak tells Fareed about the molecule responsible for trust in human relationships.
On GPS, Fareed & author Sam Harris discuss Harris' recent comments about Islam in the modern world.
What do both Democrats and Republicans have in common? Fareed looks at a new Facebook study about what the groups "like".
Lessig explains why the choice of U.S. candidates is as limited in America as it is in Hong Kong: a corrupt fundraising system.
Fareed & Sam Harris debate whether 20% of Muslims are jihadis or Islamists as Harris contended on" Real Time with Bill Maher."
What happens when new technologies face existing regulations? Fareed explains the clash of old laws and new apps.
On GPS, Fareed and author Sam Harris have a debate on the interpretations of Islam and the path to reform.
What surprised Anthony Bourdain about Iran? He tells Fareed about the people he encountered on his recent trip.
After Tunisia's elections, Fareed explains why the country has embraced democracy while other Arab States like Egypt have not.
Should the West help fight ISIS or is it a local sectarian dispute? Bernard-Henri Lévy and Rashid Khalidi debate on GPS.
Walter Mischel, the brains behind the "marshmallow test,"explains what a child's self-control means for future success.
Chrystia Freeland, a Canadian member of parliament, describes what she experienced on Parliament Hill during the shooting.
After the shooting in Ottawa, Fareed asks what draws disturbed people to the radical interpretations of Islam.?
What does your accent say about you? Fareed takes a look at a new book on accents and identity.
Famed psychologist Walter Mischel discusses how self-control in childhood can predict where a person will end up in life.
An expert panel debates whether Obama lived up to the high expectations for his presidency. What will his legacy be?
Fareed says Edward Snowden should stand trial in the U.S to transform his actions from theft to civil disobedience.
On GPS, Daniel Benjamin & Adm. James Stavridis debate whether ISIS poses a threat to the rest of the world.
Fareed says a U.S. escalation strategy in Syria is destined to fail. Instead, containment may be the only viable option.
Global oil prices are falling. How will this shift affect the power dynamics of global players in the oil trade?
On GPS, Ebola co-discoverer Peter Piot says the relative containment of Ebola to 3 countries shows it can be controlled.
Counterterrorism expert Daniel Benjamin and Adm. James Stavridis debate whether ISIS is a threat beyond the Middle East.
Martin Wolf and Rana Foroohar analyze the state of the economy today from the U.S. to Europe to China.
Fareed asks a panel of experts about Syria, Ebola, and bureaucracy in the Obama White House.
Jihadists can use social media to spread terror, but did one Taliban member accidentally help counter-terror efforts?
How far is the Peshmerga prepared to go to fight ISIS? Barham Salih tells Fareed the scope of Kurdish forces' involvement.
The U.S. economy is looking up, so why do Americans still feel down? Fareed digs into the data.
Kurdish politician Barham Salih tells Fareed that U.S. airstrikes have slowed down ISIS, but they cannot defeat ISIS.
After Bill Maher's anti-Islam diatribe, Fareed looks at the "cancer of extremism" within Islam today.
On GPS, Steven Johnson explains the unintended spillover of innovations, like how AC shifted the U.S. electoral landscape.
Mexican Pres. Peña Nieto talks to Fareed about the legalization of pot, immigration, and reforms in Mexico.
What do the Hong Kong protests mean for China? Fareed looks at why the democratic transition there has stalled.
Mark Whitaker says the Huxtable family on The Cosby Show helped pave the way for the Obama family in the White House.
Mexico's president says his country's relationship with the U.S. is not just about illegal immigration.
Mexican Pres. Peña Nieto tells Fareed that legalizing pot opens a "door of access" to more harmful drugs & more violence.
Israeli PM Netanyahu tells Fareed that it will take more than just Israelis & Palestinians to bring peace to the MidEast.
On GPS, Netanyahu questions why Iran needs any centrifuges if they only want a civilian nuclear energy program.
Libyan President Moammar Gadhafi's embattled regime can't survive, and the United States should call on him to resign, says analyst Fareed Zakaria.
The crackdown on protesters in the Persian Gulf nation of Bahrain is a rash move that will enrage many of its people and cost the regime international prestige, says analyst Fareed Zakaria.
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's announcement Tuesday that he will turn over power to an elected successor in September doesn't go nearly far enough, says analyst Fareed Zakaria.
President Barack Obama, who is preparing to give his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday, should use the speech to outline a bold plan of investing in America's future, says analyst Fareed Zakaria.
The assassination of the governor of Pakistan's Punjab province is a major setback for progressive forces in that country and a deeply worrying sign for U.S. strategy in the region, says analyst Fareed Zakaria.
The enhanced presence of U.S. forces in Afghanistan is working to increase stability in that nation and could set the stage for troop withdrawals to begin next summer, says analyst Fareed Zakaria.
President Barack Obama should have negotiated a more fiscally responsible deal with Republicans on extending tax cuts, analyst Fareed Zakaria says.
The United States and China could play a crucial role in helping finally to resolve the conflict that plagues the Korean Peninsula, says analyst Fareed Zakaria.
Will America's political leaders grasp the chance to begin taming the long-term budget deficit offered by the recommendations of a presidential commission? Analyst Fareed Zakaria says the deficit-cutting proposals by the panel's chairmen provide an excellent place to start.
President Obama's trip to Asia comes at a time when major powers in the region are welcoming a greater U.S. role to counter China's increasingly assertive stance, says CNN analyst Fareed Zakaria.
President Obama has invited Republicans and Democrats in Congress to a meeting to discuss how "to move the American people's agenda forward," but analyst Fareed Zakaria says he sees little prospect the two sides will reach a compromise on key economic issues.
Technology and globalization are putting the jobs of millions in America's middle class at risk, says analyst Fareed Zakaria.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has started talks with representatives of the Taliban, a move that analyst Fareed Zakaria says could bring an end to the nine-year-long war.
The world's two biggest economies are facing off over tensions that could ignite a trade war and lead to a catastrophic split between the United States and China, says analyst Fareed Zakaria.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's appearances in New York this week are part of a shrewd strategy that is aimed at enhancing his standing in Iran and the Middle East, says analyst Fareed Zakaria.
Most Americans oppose it, but the government's bailout of Wall Street appears in hindsight as a heroic rescue that kept the world economy from collapsing, says analyst Fareed Zakaria.
The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, prompted the U.S. to take sensible security measures and launch a justified counterattack against al Qaeda, says analyst Fareed Zakaria. But he says they also led to an overreaction that continues today.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates' plan to limit Pentagon spending is not only smart and necessary, it's also politically brave, according to analyst Fareed Zakaria.
President Obama's decision to follow through on plans to reduce the American troop level in Iraq to 50,000 and shift away from combat missions is a sign that he believes America's energy and resources can better be used elsewhere, says analyst Fareed Zakaria.
The tens of thousands of secret documents released this week by WikiLeaks.org don't provide major new insights into the Afghanistan war, and the media response to the disclosures has been "vastly overdone," says analyst Fareed Zakaria.
The eruption of new controversy over the release last August of a Libyan man convicted in the Pan Am Flight 103 bombing over Lockerbie, Scotland, is a "media firestorm" that threatens to distract Washington from more pressing issues, says analyst Fareed Zakaria.
Britain's new coalition government has embarked on a budget-deficit cutting strategy that is bold, brave and potentially very risky, says analyst Fareed Zakaria.
To get businesses to start hiring, President Obama needs to persuade them that the United States is still a good place to invest, says analyst Fareed Zakaria.
President Obama's decision to replace Gen. Stanley McChrystal with Gen. David Petraeus is "a masterstroke," says analyst Fareed Zakaria.
A Pentagon estimate that Afghanistan is home to nearly a trillion dollars in sought-after minerals is good news, but it provides no assurance that the nation is on its way to peace and productivity, says analyst Fareed Zakaria.
President Obama's stepped-up focus on the Gulf oil disaster and his hardline rhetoric against BP are accomplishing little and risk distracting the White House from other urgent responsibilities, says analyst Fareed Zakaria.
The rising tension over the sinking of a South Korean warship is particularly dangerous because the intentions and actions of North Korea's leadership appear more mysterious than ever, says analyst Fareed Zakaria.
The United States, Russia, China and other key nations have reached agreement on a "strong" Iran sanctions resolution, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Tuesday.
Gordon Brown resigned as British prime minister Tuesday, paving the way for David Cameron to replace him.
The suspect in the Times Square bombing attempt was caught as he was seeking to flee to Pakistan, a nation that analyst Fareed Zakaria calls the "epicenter of Islamic terrorism."
With a week to go, the United Kingdom election looks a lot closer than people expected when the campaign began. But the real suspense may lie in what the next prime minister does in office, according to analyst Fareed Zakaria.
Federal regulators have filed a "very weak" case against the Wall Street investment bank Goldman Sachs, relying on hindsight to bolster the charges at a politically sensitive time, says analyst Fareed Zakaria.
Presidents of the United States rarely attend the funerals of foreign leaders, but President Obama's decision to go to the state funeral of the Polish president and first lady is right on several levels, says analyst Fareed Zakaria.
The Obama administration is making a mistake by sending Afghan President Hamid Karzai the forceful and repeated message that it's not happy with his regime, says analyst Fareed Zakaria.
The health care law signed Tuesday by President Obama is designed to provide health insurance coverage for tens of millions of uninsured Americans but it carries a big risk, according to analyst Fareed Zakaria.
Israel's government is missing an opportunity to secure the country's future and build a coalition of nations to counter increasing Iranian influence, according to analyst Fareed Zakaria.
As a nationwide strike highlights Greece's painful effort to fix its finances, much of the rest of the world is confronting an equally sobering reality, says analyst Fareed Zakaria.
This weekend's Iraqi election is testing the strength of the nation's young democracy and could be a turning point in the history of the Middle East, says analyst Fareed Zakaria.
Coalition forces have scored gains on the Afghan battlefield. Taliban leaders are on the run in neighboring Pakistan. But there's no sign of political progress in Afghanistan, says analyst Fareed Zakaria.
A new report saying that Iran could be secretly working on a nuclear weapon is a major development, but not one that should lead the U.S. to consider a military strike against the Tehran regime, according to analyst Fareed Zakaria.
The solutions to America's long-term budget deficits are surprisingly simple, but they're politically unthinkable in today's Washington, says analyst Fareed Zakaria.
Google's threat to shut down its operations in China might seem like just a dispute between a private company and a government, but the implications are huge for the world's fastest-growing economy, for the United States and for global relations, says analyst Fareed Zakaria.
A year after leading Wall Street firms teetered on the edge of collapse, they're expected to pay out robust bonuses to employees. But analyst Fareed Zakaria says he thinks there's a better use for a lot of that money: Sock it away in reserve funds as insurance for the next time the investment banks get into trouble.
In the wake of the failed Christmas Day airplane bombing, President Obama ordered speedy reviews of how the air security system failed and the Transportation Security Administration began enhanced screening for passengers traveling through 14 nations.
In the wake of the failed Christmas Day airplane bombing, President Obama ordered speedy reviews of how the air security system failed and the Transportation Security Administration began enhanced screening for passengers traveling through 14 nations.
President Obama took a risk by heading to Copenhagen Thursday to take part in the final stage of the U.N. Climate Conference with no firm assurance of an agreement -- but the trip is worth the effort, according to Fareed Zakaria, CNN foreign affairs analyst.
President Obama accepted the Nobel Peace Prize on Thursday by talking about war and the limits of nonviolence.
When President Obama announced plans Tuesday to send 30,000 more U.S. troops to Afghanistan, it appeared to be a major escalation of the war in that country. But, foreign affairs analyst Fareed Zakaria says that the United States may in fact be "scaling down" the goals of the military operation.
India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh came away from talks at the White House reassured about U.S. policy in Asia, according to foreign affairs analyst Fareed Zakaria.
President Obama landed in South Korea Wednesday for the last stop on his 10-day trip to Asia. The president made earlier visits to China, Singapore and Japan, in his first Asian journey as president.
Three American hikers detained by Iran are facing espionage charges, according to Iranian officials.
President Hamid Karzai was declared the winner of another term in office as Afghanistan's leader Monday, after his opponent in a planned runoff election withdrew.
A top Taliban political leader delivered a message Friday to U.S. President Obama, calling his attempt to lure away Taliban fighters with money "an old weapon that has failed already."
