Fareed Zakaria news stories on Newser

Hey, Conservatives: You Want Defense Cuts

Kevin Spak — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 13:35:37 CDT

So let’s get this straight: If Congress can’t agree on another $1.5 trillion in budget cuts, half the cuts will automatically come out of defense spending ? “If so, let the guillotine fall,” declares Fareed Zakaria in the Washington Post . This is the kind of thing “serious conservatives” should...

America's Young Should Be Mad, Too

Kevin Spak — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 13:18:09 CST

Fareed Zakaria sees a lesson for America in the youth-driven revolts sweeping the Middle East. No, America’s democracy is nothing like a Middle Eastern dictatorship. “But if the troubles of Arab youth make us shine a light on the state of America’s youth, the picture that emerges is grim,” he...

Wake Up, America, You're in Dangerous Decline

John Johnson — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 13:19:27 CST

Fareed Zakaria is seriously worried about his adopted homeland of the United States. In a Time essay titled "Are America's Best Days Behind Us?" he makes the case that if they're not, they will be soon unless we wake up. The US may have been No. 1 for decades, but...

Obama's SOTU: Go Centrist, or Go Home

Matt Cantor — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 13:49:33 CST

President Obama’s recent move the center has been a political boon, but in his State of the Union address he needs to redefine that center, laying out "a genuinely bipartisan pro-growth strategy ... that is not just good politics but good policy," writes Fareed Zakaria for the Washington Post . Right now,...

What If North Korea Collapses?

Kevin Spak — Sat, 23 Oct 2010 12:03:00 CDT

It’s entirely possible—if not likely—that the North Korean regime could collapse in the near future, “and at that point, unless there is careful planning among South Korea, China and the United States, all hell will break loose,” writes Fareed Zakaria in the Washington Post . Kim Jong Il’s bizarre...

We 'Overreacted' to 9/11

Kate Schwartz — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 16:59:00 CDT

As we approach the 9th anniversary of 9/11, Fareed Zakaria just, well, says it: al-Qaeda isn't that big a threat, and our reaction to it has been a gross overreaction . Unable to launch a major follow-up attack, al-Qaeda's best hope these days "is to find a troubled young man who...

CNN's Zakaria to ADL: Take Your Award Back

John Johnson — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 10:09:27 CDT

CNN anchor and Newsweek columnist Fareed Zakaria is giving back an award and honorarium he got from the Anti-Defamation League 5 years ago because the group opposes the proposed Ground Zero mosque. "I hope that it might add to the many voices that have urged you to reconsider and reverse...

Toilet Paper Shortage Gives Cuba a Pain in the . . .

Harry Kimball — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:36:02 CDT

Cuba is battling a toilet paper shortage, the Miami Herald reports. The country says the global financial crisis and recent hurricanes have forced it to shutter factories and cut down on electricity usage. The result: The cost of a four-pack of TP in Havana is the equivalent of 2 days'...

How to Fix Afghanistan

Matt Cantor — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 11:44:30 CST

The war in Afghanistan is going poorly, but there’s still time for the US to hone its strategy, Fareed Zakaria writes in Newsweek . We must keep in mind our chief aim, well-put by Defense Secretary Robert Gates: “to prevent Afghanistan from being used as a base for terrorists and extremists....