The crisis of democracy identified in the 1970s never really went away; it was just papered over with temporary solutions and obscured by a series of lucky breaks.

Despite some eerie parallels between the position of the United States today and that of the British Empire a century ago, there are key differences. Britain's decline was driven by bad economics. The United States, in contrast, has the strength and dynamism to continue shaping the world -- but only if it can overcome its political dysfunction and reorient U.S. policy for a world defined by the rise of other powers.

Listen to British Foreign Minister David Miliband discuss transatlantic relations, developments in the Middle East, and other foreign policy issues of mutual concern to Britain and the United States.

Listen to Afghan President Hamid Karzai discuss the current situation in Afghanistan, including political developments, security, the economy, terrorism, and relations with Pakistan.

Listen to Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Iraq Hoshyar Zebari discuss the future of Iraq with Fareed Zakaria.

Fareed Zakaria writes on, after decades of American reluctance on pressing political reform in Egypt, how democracy might work in the region.

Fareed Zakaria argues that although the Pakistani military has pledged to fight the spread of the Taliban in the country, it has yet to sever its core relationship with the militants.

We don't have to accept the stoning of criminals. But it's time to stop treating all Islamists as potential terrorists, Fareed Zakaria argues in this op-ed.

Newsweek's Fareed Zakaria explains that the Israeli offensive in Gaza has not damaged Iran's strategic interests, but rather has strengthened the influence of war hawks in Tehran.

Al Gore, former vice president of the United States, tells Fareed Zakaria that whatever assistance the auto industry gets "should be focused on speeding the changes that are absolutely essential to ensure that our companies are competitive in the global marketplace."

The Bright Side. Newsweek International Editor Fareed Zakaria writes that we're in for tough times. But amid all the difficulties and hardship that we are about to undergo, the silver lining may be that the crisis has forced the United States to confront the bad habits it has developed over the last few decades.

To say that this new China is the same as the old is to be utterly ignorant or ideological—perhaps both.

Newsweek's Fareed Zakaria argues that public humiliation does not work nearly as well on the regime in Beijing as private pressure.

Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf talks about fair elections, Benazir Bhutto's assassination, and security in the region.

The United States has begun to stand apart from other countries on issues of trade policies and international cooperation. Whereas for many an unfettered U.S. exceptionalism has gone unquestioned, there are few able to keep up the denial that its reputation has been on a slide.

Fareed Zakaria of Newsweek discusses the need to move U.S. foreign policy beyond reliance on fear and toward a more rational outlook.  

Fareed Zakaria warns in Newsweek that the U.S. is in danger of losing Afghanistan in addition to Iraq.