this is gps , the global public square. welcome to all of you in the united states and around the world. i m fareed zakaria. today on the program, from the czars in czarrinas to soviet air come issars, to president putin. we delve into the nature of power in russia. looking at the past to help us understand the present. i ll talk to the new yorker s david remnick and professor nina khrushcheva. and also the prime minister of barbados on getting the west to pay for damage from climate change rising seas and wild weather. two degrees is a death sentence. and the president of kenya on why many nations in the global south are not taking a side on the war in ukraine. but first, here is my take. in his important book the third wave, samuel huntington pointed out the division among the ruling elite is a key sign of weakness in authoritarian regimes. when members of the establishment break with the system, it triggers a larger set of changes. conversely, when you do not se
world. i m fareed zakaria. today on the program from the czars and arenas to soviet-era com czars to president putin. we delve into the nature of power in russia looking at the past to help us understand the present. i ll talk to the new yorkers david remnick can professor nina krus efa. also the prime minister of barbados on getting the west to pay for damage for the climate change s rising seas and weather. two degrees is a death sentence. and the president of kenya on why many nations in the global south are not taking a side on the war in ukraine. but first, here s my take. in his important book the third wave samuel huntington pointed out the division among the ruling elite is a key sign of weakness in authoritarian regimes. when prominent members of the establishment break with the system it often triggers a larger set of changes. conversely, when you do not see such defections it means the autocrat will probably be able to survive. syrian dictator bashar al ass
where is that coming from? i believe in addition to getting countries to summon the will to be able to increase their capital in the world bank and other regional development banks, we also in addition to the technical things we can do to unlock private sector capital, there is the reality that we need to find a new source of capital for global public goods. and we believe that multi-national corporations who are benefiting egregiously, who have caused the problem, need to leave a few cents in a dollar profit on the table. when you look at what is going on in paris with this climate financing conference and others, do you think we re on the right track? i do think that we re moving in the right direction. but i don t think we re moving with the pace or with the scope that is necessary. whether we like it or not, it is coming at us. and if you know you re on a track, and a train is coming at you at full speed, you don t stay on the track. and what is necessary now is for
capital, there is the reality that we need to find a new source of capital for the global public goods, and we believe that multinational corporations who are benefiting egregiously, who have caused a problem need to leave a few cents in the dollar profit on the table. do you, when you look at what is going on in paris with this climate financing conference and others, do you think we re on the right track? i do think that we re moving in the right direction, but i don t think we re moving with the pace or with the scope that s necessary. whether we like it or not it s coming at us and if you know you re on a track and a train is coming at you at full speed you don t stay on the track and what is necessary now is for us to build a coalition and what is happening is domestic politics and geopolitics are getting in the way of us doing the right thing. we know what has to be done, but unless the political will can overcome the geopolitics and
Despite the robustness of the debate that characterized the African Regional Loss and Damage and Climate Financing Conference conversations in its third day, in Lilongwe, Malawi, African civil society players, climate activists and experts were unanimous in their decision. A resounding NO, to market-based mechanisms through insurances schemes for taking…