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When it comes to explaining global politics and world events, few faces are more familiar to viewers than Fareed Zakaria’s.
He hosts CNN’s international affairs show, “GPS,” which debuted in 2008. He’s also a best-selling author and columnist for The Washington Post.
And now, he’s gathered his insights covering and commenting on world events into a new book called “Age of Revolutions: Progress and Backlash from 1600 to the present.”
He highlights revolutions past to help us understand the revolutionary moment we’re living in.
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