On GPS at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. ET on CNN:
First, Fareed gives his take on how diversity can save democracy.
In America, the most effective check on President Trump "has surely been the public itself, placing some limits on the president's behavior by voting in the midterms and expressing itself through opinion polls and protests," Fareed says.
India provides a hopeful example of how the public can check a leader seeking more power. There, diversity is key: India's diverse population prevents any one party or leader from holding onto power too long—and from accumulating too much of it.
"Most Western countries are going to become more diverse. That is simply demographic reality. India demonstrates how that diversity—if embraced and celebrated—could actually help rescue and strengthen democracy," Fareed says.
Next, we'll hear from Arabia Foundation founder Ali Shihabi on Saudi Arabia's authoritarian turn, its reformist aims, and the growing backlash against the kingdom among US lawmakers. We'll also talk Israeli politics—and how the looming corruption charges against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may affect next month's elections—with Globes Diplomatic and Political Correspondent Tal Schneider and Likud Party Foreign Affairs Director Eli Hazan.
Our "What in the World" segment looks at the growing age gap between Middle Eastern leaders and young, discontented populations—and whether a new Arab Spring is in the offing. Ahead of Tuesday's Brexit vote, we'll hear from Washington Post columnist Anne Applebaum and former chancellor of the Exchequer and current Evening Standard Editor George Osborne on how Britain got to this crisis point and how thing might unfold.
Finally: Can neuroscience explain nationalism? Stanford neurology and biology Prof. Robert Sapolsky says it can. Check out his recent article in Foreign Affairs, "This Is Your Brain on Nationalism"; we'll hear from Prof. Sapolsky how human brains make divisions between "us" and "them." | |
