On GPS at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. ET on CNN:
First, Fareed gives his take on the Middle East's enduring political and economic problems.
"The death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is a real victory in the war against terror groups," Fareed says. "But as recent protests from Iraq to Lebanon have shown, the Middle East remains a troubled region." Development of freedom and opportunity lagged in the last decades of the 20th century, and the failure of the Arab Spring dealt the region another blow.
"The Islamic State has been decapitated and is scattered for now, but the demons that have fueled such terror—stagnation, repression, despair—continue to haunt today's Arab world," Fareed says.
Next, retired Gen. David Petraeus shares his views on Baghdadi's death, how to keep ISIS from returning, President Trump's decision to abandon Kurdish allies, and Trump's critique of endless US involvement in places like Syria.
Then, two authors of recent books about whistleblowing—Prof. Allison Stanger, author of Whistleblowers: Honesty in America from Washington to Trump, and Tom Mueller, author of Crisis of Conscience: Whistleblowing in an Age of Fraud—trace the history of American whistleblowing and assess how today's revelations are being handled.
Our What in the World segment examines how right-wing populists are using left-wing economics to win popular support, and finally, media tycoon and Hong Kong protester Jimmy Lai discusses where the city's movement is going—and his view that nothing short of universal suffrage will bring about its end. | |
