July 18, 2021 |ON GPS: Gen. David Petraeus tells Fareed why the U.S. might regret withdrawing from Afghanistan; will the anti-government protests change anything in Cuba?; and Gary Ginsburg on his new book “First Friends”

July 18, 2021 |ON GPS: Gen. David Petraeus te...

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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 offi ...  Show more

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Now that US President Donald Trump has removed Venezuela’s head of state and says America will “run” the country for the time being, Fareed assesses the fallout and likely next developments with International Crisis Group Senior Fellow Phil Gunson and New York Times correspondent ...  Show more

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