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Fareed Zakaria

Indian-American journalist

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A CNN host and author who champions liberal democracy, free trade and a US-led international order.

Fareed Zakaria sits in the right-libertarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: slightly free market and slightly libertarian. The clearest positions are strongly institutional on institutions, strongly globalist on nation and leaning tech-optimist on technology. The profile is close to the middle on war and peace.

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Where Fareed Zakaria sits on ten dimensions

Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this person's record and public life. These are simplified estimates and open to debate.

💰EconomySlightly free market
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authoritySlightly libertarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureLeaning progressive
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationStrongly globalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentLeaning nature-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyLeaning tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceCentered on war and peace
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsStrongly institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionSlightly secular
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismLeaning interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist

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Political views closest to Fareed Zakaria

Liberal internationalismBacks a rules-based world order of alliances, trade and institutions to keep the peace.99%European federalismWants Europe's states to pool sovereignty into a shared democratic federation.99%Third Way centrismCombines market economics with moderate social policy and pragmatic problem solving.99%Humanitarian interventionismHolds that outside powers may use force to stop genocide and mass atrocities, even…98%

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