Journalist and author Fareed Zakaria hosts this in-depth look at the major global developments of the week (the title's "GPS" stands for "Global Public Square"), with an emphasis on new ideas and innovative solutions to the world's toughest problems. Each episode also features Zakaria leading a panel discussion and interviewing a major world figure.
Former Defense Secretary Bob Gates talks about Biden's pressing foreign policy issues – from the prospect of a Taliban takeover in Afghanistan to China's brinksmanship in Taiwan. Then, the Lancet says India may suffer 1 million COVID deaths by August 1st; Fareed talks to public health expert Devi Sridhar on how bad it will get in India and where the next crisis may hit. Also, economic historian Niall Ferguson tells Fareed about the role of globalization in the spread of Covid-19 and the lasting impact the pandemic will have on the world's economic recovery. CNN anchor Jake Tapper discusses infighting within the Republican Party and his new book "The Devil May Dance."
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