united states and around the world. i m fareed zakaria. today on the program, vladamir putin says the world faces the most dangerous decade since world war ii. will he make it more dangerous by using nuclear weapons? can he compromise and make a deal? i will ask boris bondarev, one of the highest level defectors from putin s own government. then britain has its third prime minister in less than two months. we will tell you what you need to know about rishi sunak and his plans. trust is earned, and i will earn yours. can he gave the economy? and the reputation of that storied nation? and as a divided america heads to the polls, what can we learn from the most divided period in american history? the civil war years. i sit down with john meacham who just published a new biography of abraham lincoln. but first, here s my take. history and current polling both tell us that the house of representatives will likely flip over to republican control in the november midterms.
congress, and democracy itself. this is another member of the ex presidents inner circle. he was indicted, and republicans are caught on tape planning to dispatch an army of activists to polling sites to target and potentially overturn votes in democratic precincts. the reporter who understood those tapes joins me later in the show. plus, the lawyer who scored an unprecedented victory for sandy hook families against the gunmaker in that case has turned his attentions to the gun maker in the uvalde texas massacre. i will talk to him about that legal strategy that could be the turning point in the war over guns in america, and what you might not know about how the gun industry markets directly to young men. then, day 101 of the war that vladimir putin plans to wrap up in three days. i will talk to lieutenant colonel vindman about how russia s war of choice in ukraine has changed. what is likely to come next, and likely, today, by the way, is the first day of the general electio
this week, joe biden welcomed nearly 50 african leaders from washington for a major summit. past competition from outside powers left a brutal legacy of poverty, violence, and dysfunctional government in africa. but my next guest says africa s past is not its future. mo ibrahim was born in sudan and today he has a foundation that focuses on improving governance in africa and awards the ibrahim prize to exceptional african leaders once they have left office. he joins me from london. welcome, mo. thank you for having me, fareed. how are you? i m very well. so give us all a sense first of the state of africa, because we don t hear enough about it, and there s a tendency to believe that there s little good news coming out. one oh of the things you point out, your institute points out is that over the last decade, 60% of the people in africa have
regulators slapped a record fine on ali baba. another example officials banned the country s ride hailing app from app stores over its handling of customer data. there was one area where xi s predecessors used state levers to drive productivity. massive spending on infrastructure, and generous lending that allowed new housing to be built for workers moving to cities. but these approaches are petering out. it used to take about $4 of capital to produce $1 in gdp growth. by 2019, it took almost $8 of capital to produce that same $1 of gdp growth. part of the reason is the low institute points out is china has more infrastructure than many developed countries. adding more doesn t really make sense. meanwhile, the real estate
alibaba, and scrapped their financial arm. another example, officials banned the country s main ride hailing app, didi, from app stores. there was one area where xi s predecessors used state levels to drive productivity. massive spending on infrastructure which facilitated c commerce and travel. but these approaches are petering out. they note it used to take about $4 of capital to produce $1 in gdp growth. by 2019, it took almost $8 of capital to produce that same $1 of gdp growth. part of the reason is the institute points out is china has nor infrastructure than many developed countries, adding more doesn t really make sense. meanwhile, the real estate sector turned into a spectulative and wasteful bubble.