united states and around the world. i m fareed zakaria. today on the program, an exclusive interview with the chancellor of germany, olaf scholz. on putin s war in ukraine, on whether ukraine and russia should start talking about a peace deal, and about the future of europe itself. and, chevron ceo mike wirth on the present and future of oil. which still powers our world. and also just where did covid come from? the so-called lab leak theory just got new life this week. we ll follow the facts with dr. leana wen. but first, here is my take. we re often told that america is deeply divided, that polarization makes it impossible for us to make any progress in policy. that our country is so internally con flicked it cannot project unity and strength to the world. but on the most important foreign policy issue confronting policymakers, the problem is closer to the opposite. washington has embraced a wide-ranging consensus on china that has turned into a classic example of g
schultz. on putin s war in ukraine, on whether ukraine and russia should start talking about a peace deal and about the future of europe itself. and chevron ceo mike worth on the present and future of oil which still powers our world. also, just where did covid come from? the so-called lab leak theory just got new life this week. we ll follow the facts with dr. lena wynn. but first, here s my take. we are often told that america is deeply divided, that polarization makes it impossible for us to make any progress in policy, that our country is so internally conflicted it cannot project unity and strength to the world, but on the most important policy issue confronting policymaker, the problem is closer to the opposite. washington has embraced a wide-ranging consensus on china that has turned into a classic example of group think. to watch tuesday s hearing held by the new house select committee on china was to be transported back to the 1950s. members of both partie
continue to talk to our friends over there, i think it will be helpful for forming a world that is popular, but better world and not more dangerous. xi jinping says vladimir putin is his best friend. he said that many times. is it your sense that there s a personal bond between the two of them? i think they know who they are, and that is why they also cooperate. they have a common history and the way their political history goes, they are on completely different paths, but we have to make very clear that changing borders by force is not acceptable. chancellor scholz, you are very kind to have given us the time. it is an honor. thank you. next on gps, as the energy crisis continues i ask an oil
a threat also to them. and if we continue to talk to our friends over there, i think it will be helpful for forming a world that is multi-polar, but a better world and not more dangerous. xi jinping said vladimir putin is his best friend. he said that many times. is it your sense there is a personal bond between the two of them. i think that they know who they are. and this is why they also cooperate. they have common history in the way of political leadership, they are now on completely different paths. but we have to make very clear that changing borders by force is not acceptable. chancellor, you re kind to have given us the time. it is an honor. thank you.