show and transcript archive - february 2008

Did you miss a recent show? Below you will find a list of recent shows sorted by air date. Each entry will list the guests, films, transcipts, and related links for each show. If you are looking for past shows with Fareed Zakaria as the host please patient while we try to transfer the information from our previous website to the new website.

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february 29, 2008 - show 409

This week Foreign Exchange features the following line-up:

• Samia Altaf gives us a voter? eye view of the Pakistani elections that are likely to drive President Perez Musharraf from power
• "Bridge over the Wadi," a film that goes inside a West Bank elementary school trying to create an atmosphere of co-existence amid the on-going conflict
• A rare perspective on Kosovo's bold secession and Serbia's fight to retain the province with Vladimir Petrovic from the Serbian Embassy

related links...

• Read the transcript for show 409
• Learn more about the film "Bridge over the Wadi" on the ITVS Global Voices website
• Check out this week's winning essays, which are part of Foreign Exchange's regular essay contest
• Did ties with the Bush administration cause President Musharraf? unpopularity?
• Serbs threaten more violence if Kosovo exerts authority in Serb-populated areas

february 22, 2008 - show 408

This week Foreign Exchange features the following line-up:

• Jaime Hernandez of El Universal offers a Mexican perspective on the breakdown of border security
• "Circus School," a preview of a new Chinese film about the painful life of the country's young acrobats
• Afghan Ambassador Said Jawad on the growing threat of insurgents and progress made since the days of Taliban rule

related links...

• Read the transcript for show 408
• Learn more about the film "Circus School" on the ITVS Global Voices website
• Read about a virtual fence that is set to be built on the U.S.-Mexico border
• Olympic legend Matthew Pinsent was stunned by the treatment of young Chinese gymnists
• The IMF expects drastic growth in Afghanistan's GDP, despite problems related to its drug economy

february 15, 2008 - show 407

This week Foreign Exchange features the following line-up:

• Francois Gouahinga of AllAfrica.com discusses the recent rebel attack in Chad and its impact on Chadian-Sudanese relations
• "Dinner with the President," a preview from a new film about democracy in Pakistan that includes a talk with President Perez Musharraf at the dining room table
• An in-depth interview with 2007 Nobel Prize Co-Laureate Mohan Munasinghe about global climate change and potential solutions to the crisis

related links...

• Read the transcript for show 407
• Click here for background on the Chad rebellion and read about the danger it poses for Sudanese refugees
• Learn about Prof. Munasinghe's sustainable development projects and his new book
• Read up on Pakistan's upcoming elections and President Musharraf's waning support
• View North Korea's available exports or try connecting to the online store we mentioned in the show. But be warned: it is frequently down!

february 8, 2008 - show 406

This week Foreign Exchange features the following line-up:

• Journalist Igor Zevelev joins us to discuss the upcoming Russian elections and introduce America to Vladimir Putin's expected successor, Dmitry Medvedev.
• Japan's Tuna Troubles: a short film about the sushi-loving country's insatiable appetite for tuna and the overfishing practices that have put the region's supply in peril
• An in-depth interview with scholar Parag Khanna about the decentralization of global power in the 21st century and his soon-to-be-released book "The Second World"

related links...

• Read the transcript for show 406
• Check out Parag Khanna's latest article "Waving Goodbye to Hegemony"
• Learn about Dmitry Medvedev, the top contender in Russia's upcoming election
• Japanese officials appear unalarmed by a recent study that found high mercury levels in tuna sushi