World News: On Fareed Zakaria GPS

Sunday, January 26, 2020

On Fareed Zakaria GPS

Insights, analysis and must reads from CNN's Fareed Zakaria and the Global Public Square team, compiled by Global Briefing editor Chris Good

January 26, 2020

On Today's Show

On GPS at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. ET on CNN:

First, Fareed examines how the world is viewing President Trump's impeachment trial in the US Senate, the spread—and politics—of the deadly coronavirus that originated in Wuhan, and the future of Trump's Israeli-Palestinian peace plan (to be unveiled by Tuesday) with a panel of Economist Editor-in-chief Zanny Minton Beddoes; longtime US diplomat and Middle East specialist Martin Indyk, who served as President Obama's special envoy for Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations; and Kishore Mahbubani, a former senior Singaporean diplomat and a distinguished fellow at the National University of Singapore.

Next, Fareed gives his take on the normalization of Trumpism around the world.

Trump's speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland "went over relatively well," Fareed says, "partly because Davos is a conclave of businessmen, and they like Trump's pro-business message." But Trump's warm reception was mostly "a testament to the fact that he, and what he represents, are no longer unusual or exceptional. Look around the world, and you'll see: Trump and Trumpism have become normalized."

Protectionism is on the rise from India to Europe, which now sees the appeal of propping up its industries with state help, Fareed points out, as deglobalization has caught on far and wide. "At Davos, Donald Trump invited every nation to follow his example, and more and more are complying," Fareed says.

After that, Fareed speaks with Iraqi President Barham Salih, who sat for an interview onstage at Davos soon after meeting with Trump. Iraq's parliament has voiced support for asking foreign troops to leave the country, and Fareed asks Salih about the prospects of that request, the state and future of US-Iraq relations, and the precarious moment Iraq faces in potential crossfire between the US and Iran.

Finally, amid a difficult year for the city and its leadership, Fareed interviews Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam about her view of the protests that have rocked Hong Kong, the demonstrators' broad demands for changes in governance, and how she expects the tense situation to play out.