my guest tonight, the host of cnn's "fareed zakaria g.p.s."ime" magazine and his book has been fully revised and updated, the new edition is called "the post-american world release 2.0." please welcome back to the program fareed zakaria. ( cheers and applause ) how are you? >> i leave you alone for ten minutes after the green room and you destroy yourself. >> jon: i am an idiot. i really am an idiot. i'm a bartender. how many years have i bar tended... >> you were a bartender. >> jon: i'm smashing glasses against the podium thinking, "what will happen? i don't know." ( laughter ) nice to see you. >> jon: pleasure, thank you very much. >> jon: we got so much going on in the world. normally, we talk foreign policy. i want to talk our economy in relation to the outside world. have we fallen behind? are we the economic superpower we once were? >> we're still the largest economy in the world by far. but there's a big difference emerging right now in the economy. if you look at... american corporations are doing fantastic. they have access to cheap

fareed zakaria thinks maybe they can meet in the middle.al deba -- political bedate about jobs, i'm joined by fareed zakaria. you write in your column what you call getting past the paralysis on jobs and talk about the political climate right now. you say republican concerns about government spending over the long term are understandable, but cutting spending in the short run will result in more unemployment and slower growth. president obama talks about jobs but seems too paralyzed to do something ambitious to help create them. if we have a paralyzed political discussion about the economy, what hope is there for the millions of americans who are either unemployed or underemployed? >> it's a terrible tragedy, because the reality is that the jobs crisis creates a new deficit crisis. if you don't get these people employed fully, the 24 million underemployed or unemployed, it's not just that their lives are ruined, their family's lives are ruined, their communities will face a difficulty, it's that the deficit will get much worse. if you care

i'm fareed zakaria. we have a wonderful show for you today. first up, jobs or the lack thereof. to me this is the usual issue in the american economy and western economies, and we have a powerhouse debate with robert reich and david stockman. then what in the world, how to redo your constitution using twitter. >>> next up, inside syria. few outsiders have been in, but the renowned expert fawaz gerges has, and he'll tell us what he saw exclusively. >>> then in iran, it's been two years since the elections that sparked the green movement. there's something very strange going on in that country. we'll talk to iranian journalist maziar bahari. >>> here is my take. i've been watching the republicans on the campaign trail. what strikes me so far is that conservatives in america have gone through a strange transformation. it used to be that conservatism was a hard-headed set of ideas rooted in reality. unlike the abstract theories of marxism and socialism, it started not from an imagined society but from the world as it actually exists. this is the way things work, conservatives would

up next for our viewers in the united states, "fareed zakaria: gps." >>> this is "fareed zakaria: gps." first up, fears of a double dip. debt wars in the u.s. and europe and much more. a debate between two great economists, jeffrey sachs and kenneth rogoff. then, everyone is worried about an islamic takeover in egypt, about the imposition of sharia. well, we got to one of the leaders of the muslim brotherhood to ask what would they do if they did win the elections? >>> next up, germany and switzerland are shutting down their nuclear plants. what is the future of nuclear energy? i'll talk to the brilliant inventor nathan myrhvold about that and why america finds itself losing this race to innovate. we'll do more on innovation tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern and pacific in a special report with "time" magazine called "restoring the american dream: how to innovate." set your alarms, your dvrs, maybe even your vcr. but if you have a vcr, you're not being very innovative these days. >>> any ai, here's my take. all the talk in the united states and europe is about deficits and debt. in washing

welcome to those in the united states and around the world, i'm fareed zakaria. we've got a wonderful show for you today. first up, fears of a double dip, debt wars in the u.s. and europe and much more. a debate between two great economists, jeffrey sachs and kenneth rogoff. >>> and then -- everyone is worried about an islamic takeover in egypt, about the impoe significance. we got to the leader of the muslim brotherhood, asking what would they do if they win the elections? >>> germany and switzerland are shutting down their nuclear plants. what is the future of nuclear energy? i'll talk to brilliant inventor nathan myrhvold about that and why america finds itself losing in this race to innovate. tonight we'll have a special report with "time" magazine called "restoring the american dream -- how to innovate" suspect set your alarms, your dvrs, even your vcrs. come to think of it, if you have a vcr, you're not very innovative. >>> all the talk in the united states and europe is about deficit and debt. in washington the battle over debt ceiling continues. let me te

>> rose: fareed zakaria for the hour, next. funding for charlie rose was provided by the following: . but is isn't just a hollywood storyline. it's happening every day, all across america. every me a storefnt opens. or the midnight oil isurned. or when someone chases a dream, not just a dollar. they are small business owner so if you wanna root for a real hero, support small business. shop small. additial funding provided by these funder captioning sponsored by rose communicaons from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. fareed zakaria is here, editor at large of "me" magazine and hosts g.p.s. on cnn. the changing world order is a frequent theme in his work. he wrote aut that in his 2008 book "the post american world." in an updated edition, he writes about how the trends he described have accelerated. i am pleased to have him back at this table and talk the world that he writes about. welcom >> always a pleasure. >> rose: what gets the lion's share of your time? >> you're exactly right. i'm sort of now a multipla

i'm fareed zakaria. we have a great show for you today. first up, we'll take our first look here on "gps" at the 2012 presidential race. we'll analyze the gop field, what are the issues that will dominate the election. >>> then events in pakistan often seem like fiction. the wonderful journalist david ignatius has written a spy novel set in that country. how much of it is true? >>> next up, a look deep inside the psyche of the emerging global power, china. with the man who perhaps knows it best, dr. henry kissinger. >>> and finally, how does president obama go from heads and shoulders above chancellor merkel to just about even? we'll show you. >>> now, here's my take. those of you who watched the show last week know that i talked about the need to tackle america's unemployment crisis. 24 million americans unemployed or underemployed. well, i'm going to talk about this again because it really is the crucial problem underlying all others. president obama has proposed a number of specific policies to tackle the jobs crisis, but they have gone

in a worldwide exclusive interview cnn's fareed zakaria spoke to him today in an interview that will air sunday morning on "fareed zakaria gps". >> what was karzai's reaction to the president's speech here? >> it was surprising in that he seemed completely comfortable with the drawdown, with the fact that american troops were going to reverse the surge. i thought he might express some unease about it. hamid karzai, i think, realizes there is no purely american, purely military solution to his problems. he's resigned to that. >> he's been critical of the american presence there. some might say, i would expect him to be happy we are getting out. >> when there is outrage about civilian casualties he says that. but then he asks for more american troops, greater endurance. so i don't think he really is -- look, the american troops are protecting his government. obviously protecting him personally. he would prefer more rather than less but seems to come to the grips that he won't have more. i think it's been a mistake for the administration to condemn him, raise doubts about him. look, the

joining us now, world affairs analyst fareed zakaria, host of cnn's "fareed zakaria gps" and political analyst. also gloria borger and peter bergen, author of "the oral history of the osama bin laden i know." first of all, what do you make of the president's announcement tonight? >> i think it's in keeping with his basic strategic rationale from the start. he did announce the surge. part of that was i think the military boxed him in. you remember stan mcchrystal leaked his recommendation. it became very difficult for a democratic president to overturn it. but obama has started his presidency saying we are too committed overseas, we are too militarily engaged, we have too large a footprint, we've got to rebalance, we've got to focus on nation building at home. we've got to focus on asia. and he sounded all those themes. it was a remarkable speech for an american president in the caution, the strategic emphasis rather than the idealistic emphasis. he says things like, we must be as pragmatic as we are passionate, as strategic as we are resolute. people would have america overextend itsel

i'm fareed zakaria. we have a very important show for you today. the world heard president obama's afghanistan plan this week. but what is the afghan response? we will find out in just a moment. i have an exclusive interview with the president of afghanistan, hamid karzai. then we'll introduce to you a nation that will have only 364 days this year while the rest of us enjoy 365. what in the world indeed. after that, is greece on the brink of bankruptcy? does it matter? is america? we'll ask the man who should know the answers to all these questions, the ceo of the world's largest bond trading firm, mohamed el-erian. next up, crime sourcing the u.s. constitution. i asked for your idea for amendments. we got an extraordinary response and we'll talk to jeff toobin about the realities of amending the u.s. constitution. all that and more, but first, here is smi take. this week we got a he'll way into the way barack obama's mind works. he's clearly felt the united states has a lopsided foreign policy with too large a military commitment to certain crisis

fareed zakaria is the host of cnn's "fareed zakaria gps."e's the author of "the post-american world, 2.0." he's hosting a special program on sunday 8:00 p.m. eastern called "american dream, how to innovate." always a pleasure to have you here. is this true? do you believe that sort of ranking? is that a fair evaluation of where the u.s. is in terms of innovation. >> it's a fair evaluation of where the trend lines are moving. these are all per capita numbers, per individual. if you were to look at the big number, the u.s. is still quite far ahead. but that lead is shrinking every day. and the reason this is crucial is the jobs of the future are going to come in the united states out of innovation and innovation-based industries. we don't have a steel industry anymore. we don't have -- the auto parts business is all going to china, india, indonesia. we are not going to be able to compete in the low-wage manufacture and even low-wage services. the place where we're going to find new jobs is going to be the high-tech, the innovative business pro

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fareed zakaria thinks so. he'll host a special tonight. among other things he will look at the defense advanced research projects agency, darpa. a pentagon agency better known as darpa. here's a preview. >> the high stakes of providing sound secnology for soldiers in combat motivates the darpa team to create the best technology in the world. >> they simply must work in all number of austere situations, life and death, and that kind of urgency, it focuses the mind and inspires greater genius. >> most famously, darpa funded the first version of the internet. in 1969 computer hubs called nodes were able to send messages to each other over a phone line. >> that original investment was about $150 million. and that gave birth to the internet now, about $300 billion later. >> these days darpa is working on a slew of exciting innovations including big dog, a ground breaking project in robotics. the idea is to create a robot with animallike capacities and strength that can go with soldiers on combat missions in rough terrain. >> when you watch the

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. >>> "restoring the american dream," a "fareed zakaria gps" special starts right now. >>> this is a gps special, "restoring the american dream: how to innovate." welcome to all of you in the united states and around the world, i'm fareed zakaria. >>> on october 4, 1957 the soviet union shocked the world by launching a tiny satellite, about the size of a beach ball, called sputnik. it weighed about 200 pounds and under two hours. america was shocked to find itself behind in the space race and began to put energy, effort and billions of dollars into science, innovation. less than 12 years after sputnik, americans landed on the moon. >> that's one small step for man. one giant leap for mankind. >> thank you. >> now, a decade into the 21st century, listen to president obama in his last state of the union speech. >> this is our generation's sputnik moment. we need to outinnovate, outeducate and outbuild the rest of the world. >> the soviet union is gone, but other nations have taken its place, challenging our long-standing supremacy as the world's leading innovator. so, how well are we m

now for some perspective, i'm joined by my colleague fareed zakaria. host of "fareed zakaria gps." it's been months since the operation in libya began. gadhafi's still in power. we've heard over and over again any day now he's going to be out of power. do you think the united states underestimated the power of this regime? >> i think it underestimated the difficulty and complexity of a mission in a country that is vast, in which the tribal loyalties play a large role, and in which, as always, there is a limited effectiveness of air strikes. that is, if you're unwilling to commit ground forces. now, i'm not, by that, suggesting we should commit ground forces or that we should escalate in any way, but it does mean that this is going to be a longer, more drawnout, protracted military affair than we anticipated. on the other hand, this is no fun for gadhafi either. >> the more this goes on, the other question is how does this sort of reflect the power of the united states and nato, for that matter? >> well, as long as it seems that gadhafi's on the defensive, as long as it seems that h

joining me is cnn's own fareed zakaria. we've got three civil wars, libya, yemen, and syria. massive uncertainty and chaos brewing. if you were secretary of state, how would you construct a foreign policy for the united states to deal with the crisis? >> i think syria is the most difficult one because we have the most leverage over them. i think the administration is being too soft from syria. i think that we should be trying to devise a policy which says, look, we don't want complete chaos there but we want to try and ratchet up the pressure in as many ways as we can so we make life difficult for them. a stable syria with a side in control has never been good for the united states. so let's remember a little bit of instability in syria if it comes with freedom, openness, pressure on the regime, that's not so bad. >> let's go back to whether the united states does or does not have -- everybody accepts two things, i suppose. one, the middle east is the most dangerous region of the world and, two, within the middle east, syria is at the center of the international affairs. expl

i talked about the problems with fareed zakaria and editor at large of time magazine. >> there have been incidents of insurgents in pakistan abandoning bomb-making facilities after the u.s. informed the pakistani regime about them. that certainly seems to play into all of u.s.'s concerns about collaboration between elements within the pakistani military and terrorist groups. >> look, at this point there's really no question. everybody has now notice add pattern in which when you ask the pakistani military for help with regard to certain militants, certain groups, certain bomb-making factories, by the time you get there in 50% of the cases the militants have been tipped off. i think it's important to point out, i don't think this is happening at the very highest level. i don't think general kuyani the hezbollah of the army or general pasha knows about this. but that's even worse. what it suggests it that there are elements of the pakistani military that are infiltrated with this radical islamic ideology and they're being insubordinate. they have become rogue elements within the pakistani

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reach in yemen and other concerns with christopher dicky, middle east editor for "newsweek," also fareed zakaria, host of "gps" here on cnn and editor at large for "time" magazine. from a security stand point, what is yemen in crisis mean? it seems like it's on the brink of civil warp. >> it looks like it's on the brink of going from a fragile state to a failed state and many multiple civil wars. that's close to disastrous from an american point of view. that's the kind of situation that al qaeda and other groupks take advantage of. you have a vacuum of power, a place that the u.s. can't reach into very easily. and the next thing you know, we're looking at another somalia or afghanistan. >> the dictator has -- or the president has often said, like a lot of dictators in the region, he's the only bullwert against al qaeda. >> there's no question that al qaeda is the strongest islamist movement directed at america, other than the one in pakistan. and it is quite sophisticated. so remember the last attack, which were those bombs in the printer cartridges. that was actually quite sophisticated. that

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joining me now is fareed zakaria.gime like this kill a 13-year-old boy and mutilate and torture him, they can force the family of that boy to even deny what happened to their son. it is a -- it's just a double blow. it's particularly insidious. >> it's completely or wellian, anderson. it is something you couldn't write this in the pages of stalin or hitler. it is precisely this kind of implication, get the victims and their families implicated, force them to confess. these are classic totalitarian methods. this regime is probably the most brutal of all the dictatorships in the middle east. it is trying to force this kind of mass confession in its own thuggish behavior. this is a regime, the father of the current president, faced an uprising from an islamic movement about 15 or 20 years ago and killed reportedly 20,000 people and bulldozed the town, bodies and all to destroy the threat. >> reporter: and the frustrating thing for many watch thing around the world is the sense that there's not much that the united states

the president of afghanistan spoke to cnn's fareed zakaria.e key to his country's success is money. lots of it. but it must be focused on projects that will help afghans in the long run. >> the money where it was invested -- the united states has been -- the united states has been -- but the united states has not invested in major infrastructure for us like dams and electricity that we can produce. we have an argument about that. afghanistan has made its point of view very, very clear. for example, a project in kandahar for the production of electricity where the u.s. government spent $250 million on providing generators, we disagree with. we felt this money could be spent better by building a dam in this region. that will give a lasting sustainable economic environment to the people of the region. >> this week the president of the united states and france both announced troop numbers and timetables for their military withdrawals from afghanistan. that makes a refugee group working there even more worried about the fate of thousands of afghan

. >>> up next, a check of today's top stories and then "fareed zakaria gps" at the top of the hour. >p stories. more violence amid a transfer of power in yemen. military officials say witnesses say gunmen have attacked the presidential palace a day after president saleh left the country for medical treatment in saudi arabia. yemen's vice president is now the acting head of state. >>> a very tense situation today along the golan heights/syrian boreder 37 syrian tv reports six protesters were killed and dozens wounded by israeli troops as they tried to cross into the golan heights. the protests are marking the anniversary of the 1967 six day war. >>> nato is intensifying its attacks on libyan leader moammar ga