An exclusive interview with National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan; tackling some of the world's most pressing issues; 15 years of GPS

Fareed Zakaria GPS

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🗓️ 4 June 2023

⏱️ 41 minutes

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This week Fareed sits down for an exclusive interview with U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan. Fareed asks why so many countries - especially in the Global South - aren’t with the West in supporting Ukraine. They also talk about what Washington hopes Kyiv will accomplish in its counteroffensive, as well as how America can engage in diplomacy to avoid conflict with China. Plus, Fareed speaks with Bjørn Lomborg, president of the think tank Copenhagen Consensus, about how to tackle some of the world's most pressing issues. Finally, GPS celebrated 15 years on-the-air this week - we’ll bring you the highlights of our first decade and a half. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is GPS, the Global Public Square. Welcome to all of you in the United States and around the world.
0:08.0	I'm Fareed Zakaria, coming to you from New York.
0:13.0	Today on the program, I have an exclusive interview with President Biden's National Security Advisor, Jake Sullivan.
0:24.0	We talk about Russia's one-year crank.
0:26.0	The U.K.
0:29.0	Threats from China and America's role in a new world.
0:35.0	And it is GPS's birthday.
0:39.0	This week we mark 15 years of the Global Public Square.
0:45.0	It's astonishing how much has happened in a decade and a half.
0:49.0	Not a decade, not me!
0:52.0	And we will bring you the highlights.
0:54.0	Come be afraid.
0:59.0	But first, here's my take.
1:02.0	As I was following Turkey's recent general election, I was stunned to hear one of the country's top officials.
1:09.0	Then Interior Minister Solomon Soilu, speaking to a crowd from a balcony.
1:15.0	Jubilant, he promised that Erdogan would wipe away whoever causes trouble for Turkey and that includes the American military.
1:24.0	He declared earlier that those who pursue a pro-American approach will be considered traitors.
1:31.0	Keep in mind that Turkey has been a member of NATO with American military bases in the country for about 70 years.
1:40.0	Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan often uses Strident Anti-Western rhetoric himself.
1:46.0	Before the elections first round, Erdogan tweeted that his opponent won't say what he promised to the baby killing terrorists.
1:54.0	Or to the Western countries.
1:57.0	Erdogan may be one of the most extreme representatives of this attitude, but he is not alone.
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