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Fareed Zakaria Documentaries

Fareed Zakaria Documentaries

CNN's Fareed Zakaria documents some of the most important and impactful stories at home and abroad.
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Season 115 of 15 Episodes

  • Fareed Zakaria addresses what he sees as the real reasons for North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's sudden transformation; stories of Kim Jong-un's father and grandfather; how the fearsome North Korean propaganda machine was developed.

  • Fareed Zakaria explores a country where women are property and music and movies are evil, until a new crown prince brings unimaginable freedoms, but there is a dark side.

  • Fareed Zakaria traces the roots of the current white supremacy crisis in the United States and reports on how the number of hate groups has soared to a record number and hate crimes are up by double digits.

  • Fareed Zakaria examines the history of impeachment and what it means for President Trump who is the third president in history to be impeached by the House of Representatives.

  • Fareed Zakaria interviews guests from around the world to learn how their countries view the United States and President Trump and why.

  • America's standing in the world is in question after four years of Donald Trump's presidency; Fareed Zakaria examines whether America has lost its position as the world's top superpower, and who would stand with the U.S. in a moment of crisis.

  • Fareed Zakaria investigates how the divide between Republicans and Democrats in America has become a national crisis.

  • The radicalization of the Republican Party that led to the Capitol insurrection and the belief in the "big lie"; the Republican Party has been slowly radicalizing for decades.

  • Fareed Zakaria explores Xi Jinping's rise to becoming the paramount leader of China, following Jinping's role in building up the world's second-largest economy and his increasingly authoritarian policy stances.

  • Fareed Zakaria looks at the evidence that the United States is turning away from Democracy, even as the entire world follows a similar trend.

  • As Russia's brutal invasion of Ukraine rages on, Fareed Zakaria takes viewers inside the mind of the man behind the conflict: Vladimir Putin; questioning how Putin came to fear and hate the West; Zakaria reveals what drives the notorious strongman.

  • How other nations deal with gun violence or have always maintained low rates of gun violence; examining events, politics and policies that have shaped views on guns in Australia, Japan, Switzerland and more.

  • With top legal scholars and insiders, Fareed Zakaria examines how dramatic and unprecedented some of the Supreme Court's latest decisions are while tracing the history of the Court through the 20th century.

  • Fareed Zakaria offers a thoughtful, wide-ranging look at immigration - exploring the situation at the border, immigration's effect on politics in the US and around the world, and its history of racism and redemption.

  • The world seems enamored with and fearful of artificial intelligence; Fareed breaks through the hype with expert guests to tell viewers about the risks and benefits.
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