Fareed Zakaria: Navigating a World of Rising Powers and Shifting Alliances

<p>In this conversation with Fareed Zakaria, the discussion centers on negotiation as the core of foreign policy and the danger of confusing tactical success with strategic clarity. </p><p>Zakaria weighs in on the U.S conflict in Iran and shares a dire warning about how it could affect U.S negotiations for years to come. </p><p>Stan and Fareed discuss a wide range of bilateral relationships and the potential risk of an “imperial trap” we might be falling into as we erode trust and the post-1945 order.</p><p><br></p><p>Check out Fareed on his podcast:</p><p>https://www.cnn.com/audio/podcasts/fareed-zakaria-gps</p><p>And CNN: https://podcasts.apple.com/iq/podcast/fareed-zakaria-gps/id377785090</p><p><br></p><p>00:00 Tactics vs Strategy</p><p>01:33 Iran Talks Undermined</p><p>03:46 Israel US Goals Diverge</p><p>06:00 Iraq Lessons and Aims</p><p>08:20 Pressuring Israel</p><p>12:25 China Reads the Signals</p><p>15:11 Tariffs and Trust</p><p>18:01 Allies and Supply Chains</p><p>21:55 India and Turkey</p><p>23:11 Turkey Drifts Westward</p><p>23:59 Pressuring Putin to Talk</p><p>25:43 Both Sides and Overreach</p><p>28:50 Norms Versus Guardrails</p><p>32:00 Why Congress Stays Silent</p><p>35:35 Can GOP Reclaim Reagan</p><p>38:03 Democrats and Culture Wars</p><p>42:10 Great Negotiators and Wrap</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Host Stan Christensen has spent his career working as a professional negotiator in a variety of arenas. He has also taught a popular course on negotiation at Stanford University for over twenty years.</p>