Trump Orders Airstrikes on Iran-Backed Houthis in Yemen

Fareed Zakaria GPS

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🗓️ 16 March 2025

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Today on the show, Fareed speaks with Eurasia Group President Ian Bremmer and Economist Editor-in-Chief Zanny Minton Beddoes about the latest developments in negotiations for a ceasefire in Ukraine. They also discuss the Trump administration’s strikes on Houthi rebels in Yemen and how President Trump’s foreign policy is playing out in Europe. Next, as Trump targets pro-Palestinian activists at Columbia University, Fareed speaks with Harvard law professor Noah Feldman about what kind of speech is protected by the First Amendment. Finally, Ezra Klein, New York Times opinion columnist, and Derek Thompson, staff writer at The Atlantic, join the show to discuss their new book “Abundance.” They describe what has made it so difficult for liberals to build and govern effectively. They lay out a vision for government that facilitates growth, innovation and prosperity. GUESTS: Ian Bremmer (@ianbremmer), Zanny Minton Beddoes (@zannymb), Noah Feldman (@NoahRFeldman), Ezra Klein (@ezraklein), Derek Thompson (@DKThomp) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:04.7	This is GPS, the Global Public Square.
1:07.6	Welcome to all of you in the United States and around the world.
1:11.0	I'm Farid Zakaria, coming to you live from New York.
1:21.2	Today on the program, President Trump orders air strikes on the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen.
1:30.3	Meanwhile at home, fears of trade wars and a recession grow, and Doge continues its chaotic cost-coming. I'll talk about all that, plus Russia, Ukraine with Zanny Minton Beddows and Ian Bremmer.
1:37.3	Also, Trump vowed that the ICE arrest of a Columbia University graduate who led student protests
1:46.0	was the first of many to come.
1:49.0	What does this mean for free speech on campuses and across America?
1:55.0	I'll ask the Harvard Law Professor Noah Feldman.
1:59.0	And how can Democrats counter Trump's MAGA movement?
2:06.7	In a new book, The Atlantic's Derek Thompson and the New York Times says Ezra Klein
2:11.3	say liberals must make government work again. I'll ask them how.
2:24.8	But first, here's my take. There is no area where America's global dominance is more total than higher education. With about 4% of the
2:31.5	world's population and 25% of its GDP, America has 72% of the world's population and 25% of its GDP,
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