About this episode
<p>Another war in the Middle East. A retreat from the international order. A presidency built on self-dealing and arbitrary power. It’s enough to make you think the U.S. is in a steep decline — but Fareed Zakaria thinks otherwise.<br> </p> <ul> <li><strong>SOURCES:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="https://fareedzakaria.com/about" rel="noopener noreferrer">Fareed Zakaria</a>, journalist and author.</li> </ul></li> </ul> <p> </p> <ul> <li><strong>RESOURCES:</strong> <ul> <li>"<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/03/13/britain-empire-trump-iran-decline/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Iran is an imperial trap. America walked right in</a>." by Fareed Zakaria <i>(The Washington Post,</i> 2026).</li> <li>"‘<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/02/27/iran-regime-change-consequences-strategy/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bomb and hope’ is not a strategy</a>," by Fareed Zakaria <i>(The Washington Post,</i> 2026).</li> <li><a href="https://amzn.to/4g6GXSa" rel="noopener noreferrer"><i>Age of Revolutions: Progress and Backlash from 1600 to the Present</i></a><i>, </i>by Fareed Zakaria (2024).</li> <li><a href="https://amzn.to/4oh3qOM" rel="noopener noreferrer"><i>The Accidental Superpower: The Next Generation of American Preeminence and the Coming Global Disorder</i></a><i>, </i>by Peter Zeihan (2014).</li> <li><a href="https://amzn.to/49ClDAb" rel="noopener noreferrer"><i>The Affluent Society</i></a><i>, </i>by Jonathan Galbraith (1958).</li> </ul></li> </ul> <p> </p> <ul> <li><strong>EXTRAS:</strong> <ul> <li>"<a href="https://freakonomics.com/podcast/fareed-zakaria-on-what-just-happened-and-what-comes-next/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Fareed Zakaria on What Just Happened, and What Comes Next</a>," by <i>Freakonomics Radio </i>(2024).</li> <li>"<a href="https://freakonomics.com/podcast/are-we-living-through-the-most-revolutionary-period-in-history/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Are We Living Through the Most Revolutionary Period in History?</a>" by <i>Freakonomics Radio </i>(2024).</li> <li>"<a href="https://freakonomics.com/podcast/the-folly-of-prediction/" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Folly of Prediction</a>," by <i>Freakonomics Radio </i>(2011).</li> </ul></li> </ul><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>