On GPS at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. ET on CNN:
First, Fareed gives his take on America's bloated and misguided defense budget.
"America's defense budget is out of control, lacking strategic coherence, utterly mismanaged, ruinously wasteful, and yet eternally expanding," Fareed says. The US spends more on its military than the next 10 countries combined, Fareed points out; its budgetary horror stories include expenses like $14,000 toilet-seat covers.
The threats of the future, in areas like cyber and space, "require different strategies and spending," Fareed says. "And yet, Washington keeps spending billions and billions on aircraft carriers and tanks."
Next, we'll hear from Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif. With Zarif facing US-government restrictions on his movement during a trip to New York for UN meetings, Fareed sat down with Iran's top diplomat for a wide-ranging interview Wednesday at the Iranian UN ambassador's residence. Zarif discussed escalating tensions in the Strait of Hormuz, whether the 2015 nuclear accord is renegotiable, the prospect of war between Iran and the US, and more.
Next, former US counterterrorism coordinator and White House cybersecurity adviser Richard A. Clarke discusses why cyber warfare is so dangerous—the topic of a new book he coauthored, The Fifth Domain: Defending Our Country, Our Companies, and Ourselves in the Age of Cyber Threats.
Finally, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis defeated populist rivals to win office two weeks ago; he talks to Fareed about running (and winning) against populist parties and why Greece is turning away from populism after "experimenting" with it. | |
