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Fareed Zakaria GPS

Protests in Iran Rage; Venezuela’s Future

Fareed Zakaria GPS

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4.23.1K Ratings

🗓️ 11 January 2026

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Today on the show, as nationwide anti-government protests sweep the streets of Iran, Fareed speaks with Holly Dagres, a senior fellow at the Washington Institute, about what this means for the future of the regime. Then, Fareed is joined by former Biden administration senior official Juan González and Venezuelan economist Francisco Rodríguez for a wide-ranging discussion about Venezuela’s post-Maduro future and the Trump’s administration’s role in the country.  GUESTS: Holly Dagres (@hdagres), Juan González (@Cartajuanero), Francisco Rodríguez (@frrodriguezc), Jeppe Kofod (@JeppeKofod), David Herzberg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

This is GPS, the Global Public Square.

0:04.0

Welcome to all of you in the United States and around the world.

0:08.0

I'm Farid Zakaria, coming to you live from New York.

0:15.0

Today on the program, Iran on edge.

0:18.0

Protests against the government have spread all over the country,

0:22.2

and the regime is cracking down.

0:24.7

I'll ask an expert what this could mean for the Iranian people and the regime.

0:31.3

Then Venezuela after Maduro.

0:36.3

What is next for the nation following the capture of its long-time president?

0:40.3

Trump says the U.S. will run the country.

0:44.3

But how?

0:46.3

I have a panel on the political future of Venezuela.

0:50.3

Then, President Trump set his sights on Greenland again, telling reporters,

0:57.0

We need Greenland from the standpoint of national security.

1:01.0

Is this bluster?

1:03.0

And what should the Europeans do about it?

1:06.0

I'll talk to Denmark's former Foreign minister, Yeppe Kofa.

1:15.6

But first, here's my take.

1:22.6

Throughout history, the most powerful countries have often had a hard time finding friends. As a nation grows dominant, others tend to balance against it.

1:26.6

Look at Russia's neighbors in Eastern Europe.

1:29.3

Countries rushed into NATO the moment the world allowed it.

1:33.3

Look at China's neighborhood in Asia,

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