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WaPo columnist. Host of CNN's GPS, Sundays @ 10am & 1pm ET in the US. Order my latest book, Age of Revolutions, via the link below

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On GPS, @ 10am & 1pm ET Sunday on CNN, I’ll hear from … • Venezuelan opposition leader in hiding María Corina Machado on her country’s contested vote & future • Ronen Bergman on the wait for retaliation in Israel • Maha Yahya on Lebanese fears & how escalation can be avoided • Derek Thompson on gender divisions in US politics • “Supercommunicators” author Charles Duhigg on how Americans can communicate better

On GPS, @ 10am & 1pm ET Sunday on CNN, I’ll hear from … • Venezuelan opposition leader in hiding María Corina Machado on her country’s contested vote & future • Ronen Bergman on the wait for retaliation in Israel • Maha Yahya on Lebanese fears & how escalation can be avoided • Derek Thompson on gender divisions in US politics • “Supercommunicators” author Charles Duhigg on how Americans can communicate better

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Pres. Trump’s global tariff campaign is a chaotic experiment with all of our wallets, based on economic policies from the 1800s. Monday night @ 8pm ET/PT, I’ll dive in with a new CNN special, “Big, Beautiful Tariffs”

Pres. Trump’s global tariff campaign is a chaotic experiment with all of our wallets, based on economic policies from the 1800s. Monday night @ 8pm ET/PT, I’ll dive in with a new CNN special, “Big, Beautiful Tariffs”

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On this week's GPS, @ 10am & 1pm ET Sunday on CNN: an important conversation about the banking system with Lloyd Blankfein

On this week's GPS, @ 10am & 1pm ET Sunday on CNN: an important conversation about the banking system with Lloyd Blankfein

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On GPS, @ 10am & 1pm ET Sunday on CNN: I’ll discuss Pres. Trump’s upcoming Middle East trip w/ amos hochstein & Kim Ghattas, and I’ll sit down w/ Bill Gates to discuss his announcement that he will give away $200B, incl. 99% of his own wealth, through the Gates Foundation. I’ll also ask Ravi Agrawal if peace can hold btwn India & Pakistan

On GPS, @ 10am & 1pm ET Sunday on CNN: I’ll discuss Pres. Trump’s upcoming Middle East trip w/ amos hochstein & Kim Ghattas, and I’ll sit down w/ Bill Gates to discuss his announcement that he will give away $200B, incl. 99% of his own wealth, through the Gates Foundation. I’ll also ask Ravi Agrawal if peace can hold btwn India & Pakistan

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… After that: holding terror to account. I’ll have an exclusive intvw w/ int’l human-rights lawyer Amal Clooney & Nobel laureate Nadia Murad about their suit against a concrete manufacturer for paying ISIS as the brutal terror group pursued genocide against Yazidis … 2/3

… After that: holding terror to account. I’ll have an exclusive intvw w/ int’l human-rights lawyer Amal Clooney & Nobel laureate Nadia Murad about their suit against a concrete manufacturer for paying ISIS as the brutal terror group pursued genocide against Yazidis … 2/3

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For decades, Sweden was known for its inclusive welfare state and its strong voice on human rights. But recently, the country has come to resemble something very different: an ultra-capitalist haven, with an increasingly tough approach on immigration. I explained what changed:

For decades, Sweden was known for its inclusive welfare state and its strong voice on human rights. But recently, the country has come to resemble something very different: an ultra-capitalist haven, with an increasingly tough approach on immigration. I explained what changed:

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Diplomacy begins with understanding the person across the table. In negotiating with Vladimir Putin, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff see a businessman. Putin’s record suggests that he is something very different. My take:

Diplomacy begins with understanding the person across the table. In negotiating with Vladimir Putin, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff see a businessman. Putin’s record suggests that he is something very different. My take:

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America’s top universities should abandon their long misadventure into politics, retrain their gaze on their core strengths and rebuild their reputations as centers of research and learning. My take:

America’s top universities should abandon their long misadventure into politics, retrain their gaze on their core strengths and rebuild their reputations as centers of research and learning. My take:

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“Putin fundamentally misunderstands the psychology of democracies." That’s what Poland’s deputy prime minister & foreign minister Radek Sikorski told me in Kyiv, as we discussed Russia’s threat to NATO and the West’s support for Ukraine:

“Putin fundamentally misunderstands the psychology of democracies." That’s what Poland’s deputy prime minister & foreign minister Radek Sikorski told me in Kyiv, as we discussed Russia’s threat to NATO and the West’s support for Ukraine:

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Democrats are facing a dilemma: The left has the passion, but the middle still has the votes the party needs to win in general elections. To win, Democrats don’t need to move left on economics. They need to move to the center on cultural issues. My take:

Democrats are facing a dilemma: The left has the passion, but the middle still has the votes the party needs to win in general elections. To win, Democrats don’t need to move left on economics. They need to move to the center on cultural issues. My take:

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Denmark has long been a shining model as one of the world's happiest countries, with a generous welfare state. So why – and how – has it become a model of a very different kind: as a nation with some of the harshest immigration laws in Europe? I explained:

Denmark has long been a shining model as one of the world's happiest countries, with a generous welfare state. So why – and how – has it become a model of a very different kind: as a nation with some of the harshest immigration laws in Europe? I explained:

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Blue cities are out of control, promising more, spending more, delivering less and pushing off fiscal problems to some future day. Democrats in city halls should stop governing as if the goal is to announce new entitlements, and instead make government work. My take:

Blue cities are out of control, promising more, spending more, delivering less and pushing off fiscal problems to some future day. Democrats in city halls should stop governing as if the goal is to announce new entitlements, and instead make government work. My take:

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Stunning reporting from The New York Times showed that Israel groomed the staunchly anti-Israel former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as an intelligence asset. How did that happen? My conversation with Mark Mazzetti, one of the reporters who broke the story:

Stunning reporting from The New York Times showed that Israel groomed the staunchly anti-Israel former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as an intelligence asset. How did that happen? My conversation with Mark Mazzetti, one of the reporters who broke the story:

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I went to see “The Odyssey” and have thoughts on what liberals can take away from Christopher Nolan’s film. The moral progress of the West has been one of its greatest achievements. But that does not mean that ambition and heroism must be set aside. My take:

I went to see “The Odyssey” and have thoughts on what liberals can take away from Christopher Nolan’s film. The moral progress of the West has been one of its greatest achievements. But that does not mean that ambition and heroism must be set aside. My take:

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What did US negotiators Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, on their first visit to Ukraine last weekend, discuss with Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський? I asked the Ukrainian president:

What did US negotiators Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, on their first visit to Ukraine last weekend, discuss with Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський? I asked the Ukrainian president:

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This week, Ukrainian deep strike units hit targets nearly 3,000 kilometers into Russian territory, their farthest long-range drone strikes so far in the war. In Kyiv, I spoke with a Ukrainian commander whose unit is taking the fight right to the heart of Russia:

This week, Ukrainian deep strike units hit targets nearly 3,000 kilometers into Russian territory, their farthest long-range drone strikes so far in the war. In Kyiv, I spoke with a Ukrainian commander whose unit is taking the fight right to the heart of Russia:

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Iryna Chechotkina and her husband spent 21 years building a small electronics store into an e-commerce giant that is often called the "Amazon of Ukraine." Then it became a target of Russian attacks. Here's that story:

Iryna Chechotkina and her husband spent 21 years building a small electronics store into an e-commerce giant that is often called the "Amazon of Ukraine." Then it became a target of Russian attacks. Here's that story:

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The Palestinian view from the West Bank: my conversation with Palestinian activist and legislator Dr.Mustafa Barghouti, who is not connected to Hamas, about the terrorist group’s offensive in southern Israel

The Palestinian view from the West Bank: my conversation with Palestinian activist and legislator Dr.Mustafa Barghouti, who is not connected to Hamas, about the terrorist group’s offensive in southern Israel

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Why did Harris lose? My take: Democrats blew it by making three big mistakes—not taking immigration concerns seriously enough, rallying around prosecutions of Trump, and elevating identity politics

Why did Harris lose? My take: Democrats blew it by making three big mistakes—not taking immigration concerns seriously enough, rallying around prosecutions of Trump, and elevating identity politics

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California is one of the most dynamic places on the planet. But it is a case study in how a rich society can spend more and more while producing less and less of what its ordinary citizens need. My take:

California is one of the most dynamic places on the planet. But it is a case study in how a rich society can spend more and more while producing less and less of what its ordinary citizens need. My take:

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If the US dollar's global supremacy erodes, America will face a reckoning like none before. My take:

If the US dollar's global supremacy erodes, America will face a reckoning like none before. My take:

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One notable country has eschewed the right-wing populist wave sweeping the globe. We discuss which one — and what we can learn from it — in part 2 of my conversation at Aspen Ideas w/ Chrystia Freeland, David French & Francis Fukuyama:

One notable country has eschewed the right-wing populist wave sweeping the globe. We discuss which one — and what we can learn from it — in part 2 of my conversation at Aspen Ideas w/ Chrystia Freeland, David French & Francis Fukuyama:

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$China spends a fraction of what the US does on data centers, and lacks the most advanced AI chips. Why, then, does its AI industry appear to be catching up, and rivaling Silicon Valley? I asked The New Yorker staff writer Evan Osnos who lived in China for eight years, and just returned from another reporting trip there with some fresh insights:$

China spends a fraction of what the US does on data centers, and lacks the most advanced AI chips. Why, then, does its AI industry appear to be catching up, and rivaling Silicon Valley? I asked The New Yorker staff writer Evan Osnos who lived in China for eight years, and just returned from another reporting trip there with some fresh insights:

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Is Israel committing humanitarian crimes in Gaza? The Israeli gov’t strenuously denies it. Aryeh Neier, a giant in the world of human rights who escaped Nazi Germany and later cofounder Human Rights Watch, says the answer is yes. Our conversation from today’s GPS:

Is Israel committing humanitarian crimes in Gaza? The Israeli gov’t strenuously denies it. Aryeh Neier, a giant in the world of human rights who escaped Nazi Germany and later cofounder Human Rights Watch, says the answer is yes. Our conversation from today’s GPS:

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I spoke with Derek Thompson, host of the podcast “Plain English” and author on Substack, about his deep dive into the “megatrends” that he sees in 2026 — from AI’s impact on jobs to social isolation. Here’s part 1 of our conversation:

I spoke with Derek Thompson, host of the podcast “Plain English” and author on Substack, about his deep dive into the “megatrends” that he sees in 2026 — from AI’s impact on jobs to social isolation. Here’s part 1 of our conversation:

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