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Fareed Zakaria
Zakaria at Charles Schwab Institutional Impact 2007
Born
Fareed Rafiq Zakaria

(1964-01-20) January 20, 1964 (age 60)
Bombay, Maharashtra, India
Alma materYale University (AB)
Harvard University (PhD)
Occupation(s)Journalist, commentator, author
Notable credit(s)Time magazine, contributing editor (2010)
Fareed Zakaria GPS, host (2008–2012)
Newsweek International, editor (2000–2010)
Foreign Exchange, host (2005–2007)
Foreign Affairs, former managing editor
SpousePaula Throckmorton Zakaria
ChildrenOmar, Lila, Sofia
Websitewww.fareedzakaria.com

Fareed Rafiq Zakaria (/[invalid input: 'icon']fəˈriːd zəˈkɑːriə/; Hindi: फ़रीद राफ़िक़ ज़कारिया, Urdu: فرید رفیق زکریا; born January 20, 1964) is an Indian-American journalist and author. From 2000 to 2010, he was a columnist for Newsweek and editor of Newsweek International. In 2010 he became editor-at-large of Time. He was the host of CNN's Fareed Zakaria GPS until August 2012, when the program was suspended. He is also a frequent commentator and author about issues related to international relations, trade and American foreign policy.[1]

Early life

Zakaria was born in Mumbai (then Bombay), Maharashtra, India, to a Konkani Muslim family.[2] His father, Rafiq Zakaria, was a politician associated with the Indian National Congress and an Islamic scholar. His mother, Fatima Zakaria, was for a time the editor of the Sunday Times of India.

Zakaria attended the Cathedral and John Connon School in Mumbai. He received a Bachelor of Arts from Yale University,[1] where he was president of the Yale Political Union, editor-in-chief of the Yale Political Monthly, a member of the Scroll and Key society, and a member of the Party of the Right. He later earned a Doctor of Philosophy in political science from Harvard University in 1993,[1] where he studied under Samuel P. Huntington and Stanley Hoffmann, as well as international relations theorist Robert Keohane.[3]

Career

After directing a research project on American foreign policy at Harvard, Zakaria became managing editor of Foreign Affairs magazine in 1992. In October 2000, he was named editor of Newsweek International,[1] and wrote a weekly foreign affairs column. In August 2010 it was announced that he was moving from Newsweek to Time magazine, to serve as a contributing editor and columnist.[4]

He has written on a variety of subjects for the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, The New Yorker, and as a wine columnist for the web magazine Slate.[5][6]

Zakaria is the author of From Wealth to Power: The Unusual Origins of America's World Role (Princeton, 1998), The Future of Freedom (Norton, 2003), and The Post-American World (2008); he has also co-edited The American Encounter: The United States and the Making of the Modern World (Basic Books).

Zakaria was a news analyst with ABC's This Week with George Stephanopoulos (2002–2007); he hosted the weekly TV news show, Foreign Exchange with Fareed Zakaria on PBS (2005–2008); his weekly show, Fareed Zakaria GPS (Global Public Square) premiered on CNN in June 2008.[1]

In August 2012, Zakaria was suspended from his positions at Time and CNN after conservative media watchdog website Newsbusters reported that a Zakaria column on gun control in the August 20, 2012 issue of Time magazine failed to credit a New Yorker article by history professor Jill Lepore.[7][8][9][10] Journalist Jeffrey Goldberg and former Commerce Department official Clyde Prestowitz have also both objected that Zakaria employed quotes from interviews they conducted without crediting them.[11][12] Zakaria, Joe Klein, Kevin Drum, and David Frum responded that Zakaria was following standard journalistic practice in his use of previously published quotes.[13] [14] [15] [16] Frum showed that Zakaria had in fact cited Prestowitz in his book.[17]

Political views

Zakaria self-identifies as a "centrist",[18] though he has been described variously as a political liberal,[19][20] a conservative,[21] or a moderate.[22] George Stephanopoulos said of him in 2003, "He’s so well versed in politics, and he can’t be pigeonholed. I can’t be sure whenever I turn to him where he’s going to be coming from or what he’s going to say."[23] Zakaria wrote in February 2008 that "Conservatism grew powerful in the 1970s and 1980s because it proposed solutions appropriate to the problems of the age", adding that "a new world requires new thinking".[24] He supported Barack Obama during the 2008 Democratic primary campaign and also for president. In January 2009 Forbes referred to Zakaria as one of the 25 most influential liberals in the American media.[19] Zakaria has stated that he tries not to be devoted to any type of ideology, saying "I feel that's part of my job... which is not to pick sides but to explain what I think is happening on the ground. I can't say, 'This is my team and I'm going to root for them no matter what they do.'"[18]

Fareed Zakaria at World Economic Forum 2006, Davos, Switzerland (second from the right)

In 2003, former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger told New York Magazine that Zakaria “has a first-class mind and likes to say things that run against conventional wisdom.”[25] However, in 2009, James Kirchick called Zakaria "the guru of conventional wisdom".[26] In 2011, the editors of The New Republic included him in a list of "over-rated thinkers" and commented "There’s something suspicious about a thinker always so perfectly in tune with the moment."[27]

Zakaria's books include The Future of Freedom and The Post-American World. The Future of Freedom argues that what is defined as democracy in the Western world is actually "liberal democracy", a combination of liberal constitutionalism and participatory politics. Zakaria points out that protection of liberty and the rule of law actually preceded popular elections by centuries in Western Europe, and that when countries only adopt elections without the protection of liberty, they create "illiberal democracy". The Post-American World, published in 2008 before the financial crisis, argued that the most important trend of modern times is the "rise of the rest," the economic emergence of China, India, Brazil and other countries.[28]

From 2006, Zakaria has also criticized what he views as "fear-based" American policies employed not only in combating terrorism, but also in enforcing immigration and drug smuggling laws, and has argued in favor of decriminalization of drugs and citizenship for presently illegal immigrants to the United States of all backgrounds.[29][30][31] Referring to his views on Iran, Leon Wieseltier described Zakaria as a "consummate spokesman for the shibboleths of the White House and for the smooth new worldliness, the at-the-highest-levels impatience with democracy and human rights as central objectives of our foreign policy, that now characterize advanced liberal thinking about America's role in the world."[32]

Before the 2008 US Presidential election, Zakaria endorsed Barack Obama on his CNN program.[33] In May 2011 The New York Times reported that President Obama has "sounded out prominent journalists like Fareed Zakaria ... and Thomas L. Friedman" concerning Middle East issues.[34]

After the 9/11 attacks, in a Newsweek cover essay, "Why They Hate Us," Zakaria argued that Islamic extremism was not fundamentally rooted in Islam, nor could it be claimed a reaction to American foreign policy. He portrayed Osama bin Laden as one in a long line of extremists who used religion to justify mass murder. Zakaria argued for an inter-generational effort to create more open and dynamic societies in Arab countries, and thereby helping Islam enter the modern world.[35]

Zakaria initially supported the 2003 invasion of Iraq.[21] He said at the time, “The place is so dysfunctional... any stirring of the pot is good. America’s involvement in the region is for the good."[21] He argued for a United Nations-sanctioned operation with a much larger force—approximately 400,000 troops—than was actually employed by the administration of President George W. Bush. After the invasion, he frequently criticized the way the Bush administration was running the occupation of Iraq.[36] He continued to argue that a functioning democracy in Iraq would be a powerful new model for Arab politics but believes that at this point, an honest accounting would have to say that the costs of the invasion and occupation have been much higher than the benefits. He opposed the Iraq surge in March 2007, writing that it would work militarily but not politically, still leaving Iraq divided among its three communities. Instead he advocated that Washington push hard for a political settlement between the Sunni Arabs, Shia Arabs, and Kurds, and begin a reduction in forces to only 60,000 troops.[36] In January 2009, he stated flatly that the surge "succeeded," militarily and did better politically than he would have predicted.[37][38]

In his 2006 book State of Denial, Washington Post journalist Bob Woodward described a November 29, 2001, meeting of Middle East analysts, including Zakaria, that was convened at the request of the then Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz. According to a New York Times story on Woodward's book, the Wolfowitz meeting ultimately produced a report for President George W. Bush that supported the subsequent invasion of Iraq. Zakaria, however, later told The New York Times that he had briefly attended what he thought was "a brainstorming session".[39] He was not told that a report would be prepared for the President, and the report did not have his name on it.[40]

Awards

Zakaria was conferred India Abroad Person of the Year 2008 award on March 20, 2009, in New York.[41] Filmmaker Mira Nair, who won the award for year 2007, honored her successor. He has received honorary degrees at the University of Miami, Oberlin College, Bates College, Brown University, Harvard University,[42] and Johns Hopkins University.

In January 2010, Zakaria was given the Padma Bhushan award by the Indian government for his contribution to the field of journalism.[43]

In 2005, Zakaria was awarded the Hubert H. Humphrey First Amendment Freedoms Prize from the Anti-Defamation League ("ADL"). In July 2010 the ADL expressed its opposition to the Park51 Islamic cultural center and mosque, planned for a site that is two blocks from the World Trade Center site. Zakaria returned the award in protest, saying that he could not "in good conscience keep it anymore". In support of his decision, he stated that the larger issue in the controversy is freedom of religion in America, even while acknowledging that he is not a religious person. He also wrote that a "moderate, mainstream version of Islam" is essential to winning the war on terror.[44][45][46] On the August 8, 2010, edition of Fareed Zakaria GPS, Zakaria addressed the issue, stating that in returning his award, he had hoped that the ADL would reconsider their stance.[46]

Allegations of Plagiarism

After copying content from an April 2012 article published in The New Yorker by Jill Lepore, Zakaria released this statement:

"Media reporters have pointed out that paragraphs in my Time column on gun control, which was also a topic of conversation on this blog, bear close similarities to paragraphs in Jill Lepore's essay in the April 23rd issue of The New Yorker. They are right. I made a terrible mistake. It is a serious lapse and one that is entirely my fault. I apologize unreservedly to her, to my editors at Time and CNN, and to my readers and viewers everywhere."

Zakaria was later suspended from his CNN program "GPS" for a month and his Time Magazine column was suspended indefinitely.

Personal

Zakaria is a naturalized American citizen.[47] He currently resides in New York City[1] with his wife, Paula Throckmorton Zakaria, son Omar, and daughters Lila and Sofia.

Bibliography

  • The Post-American World, Release 2.0, Fareed Zakaria, (W.W. Norton & Company; 2011) ISBN 0-393-08180-X
  • The Post-American World, Fareed Zakaria, (W.W. Norton & Company; 2008) ISBN 0-393-06235-X
  • The Future of Freedom: Illiberal Democracy at Home and Abroad, Fareed Zakaria, (W.W. Norton & Company; 2003) ISBN 0-393-04764-4
  • From Wealth to Power, Fareed Zakaria, (Princeton University Press; 1998) ISBN 0-691-04496-1
  • The American Encounter: The United States and the Making of the Modern World Essays from 75 Years of Foreign Affairs, edited by James F. Hoge and Fareed Zakaria, (Basic Books; 1997) ISBN 0-465-00170-X

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Fareed Zakaria's Website". Retrieved 10 May 2010.
  2. ^ Press, Joy (08-09-05). "The Interpreter". The Village Voice. Village Voice, LLC. Retrieved 10 May 2010. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. ^ "Harvard Graduate School Honors Daniel Aaron, Nancy Hopkins, and Others". Harvard Magazine. 2012-05-23. Retrieved 2012-05-29.
  4. ^ Carr, David (August 18, 2020). "Newsweek Notable Moves to a Rival". New York Times. The New York Times Company. Retrieved 19 August 2010.
  5. ^ Zakaria, Fareed (1998-07-01). "Sweet Justice". Slate. Retrieved 2008-05-20.
  6. ^ Fareed Zakaria to Deliver Lecture on World Issues at Puget Sound Campus [dead link]
  7. ^ Fareed Zakaria apologizes for plagiarism, Politico, August 10, 2012.
  8. ^ "CNN, Time magazine suspend Fareed Zakaria for plagiarism". Times of India. 11-08-2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  9. ^ Fareed Zakaria, "The Case for Gun Control", Time Magazine (August 20, 2012)
  10. ^ Jill Lepore,"Battleground America", The New Yorker (April 2012).
  11. ^ Jeffrey Goldberg, "The New Newsweek, Now With Less Reporting", The Atlantic (May 26, 2009).
  12. ^ Paul Farhi, "More questions raised about Zakaria’s work", Washington Post (August 13, 2012).
  13. ^ http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2012/08/fareed-zakaria-responds-to-the-charge-of-quote-stealing/261122/
  14. ^ http://swampland.time.com/2012/08/15/the-zakaria-obsession/
  15. ^ [1]
  16. ^ http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/08/14/plagiarism.html
  17. ^ http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/08/14/plagiarism.html
  18. ^ a b Press, Joy (2005-08-09). "The Interpreter". The Village Voice.
  19. ^ a b In Depth: The 25 Most Influential Liberals In The U.S. Media. Forbes. Published January 22, 2009.
  20. ^ Baker, Brent (2008-05-27). "CNN Creates Sunday Show for Liberal Journalist Fareed Zakaria". NewsBusters. Retrieved 2008-09-23.
  21. ^ a b c Marion Maneker (2003-04-14). "Man of the World". NYMag. Retrieved 2008-11-15.
  22. ^ Fareed Zakaria as US secretary of state? The Economic Times. Published 6 November 2008. [dead link]
  23. ^ "Man of the World" by Marion Maneker, New York, April 14, 2003. Retrieved 14 July 2009.
  24. ^ The End of Conservatism.
  25. ^ Marion Maneker, "Man of the World", New York Magazine (April 23, 2003).
  26. ^ The Guru of Conventional Wisdom", by James Kirchick
  27. ^ Over-Rated Thinkers, November 3, 2011.
  28. ^ Khanna, Parag (May 18, 2008). "The Rise of Non-Americanism". The Washington Post. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
  29. ^ Intelligence 2 Ltd., America is to blame for Mexico's drug war, 1 December 2009, retrieved 24 April 2011[dead link]
  30. ^ Zakaria, Fareed, The Rise of the Rest, Newsweek, 3 May 2008: "By 2010, 75 percent of all science PhDs in this country will be awarded to foreign students. When these graduates settle in the country, they create economic opportunity...The [United States] thrives on the hunger and energy of poor immigrants."
  31. ^ Interview with Fareed Zakaria, Part 1, The Jon Stewart Show, 28 March 2006: "We are not going to deport them (illegal immigrants)—no democracy would..."Most of these [illegal immigrants], almost all of them, couldn't do anything...that would break the law. The minute they do that, they would be deported."
  32. ^ [[2]], The realism of seeking democracy in Iran, The New Republic, June 25, 2010.
  33. ^ Zakaria, Fareed (19 October 2008). "FAREED ZAKARIA GPS". CNN. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
  34. ^ Landler, Mark (11 May 2011). "Obama Seeks Reset in Arab World". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
  35. ^ Zakaria, Fareed (10-14-2001). "The Politics of Rage: Why Do They Hate Us?". Newsweek. Retrieved 25 February 2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  36. ^ a b Zakaria, Fareed (03-04-2007). "The Surge That Might Work". Newsweek. Retrieved 25 February 2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  37. ^ "McCain's Downfall: Republican Foreign Policy". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2010-05-03.
  38. ^ by Fareed ZakariaJune 06, 2009 (2009-06-06). "Zakaria: How to End in Iraq". Newsweek. Retrieved 2010-10-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  39. ^ Bosman, Julie (2006-10-09). "Secret Iraq Meeting Included Journalists". The New York Times. Retrieved 2007-01-16.
  40. ^ Quote: "An article in Business Day on Oct. 9 about journalists who attended a secret meeting in November 2001 called by Paul D. Wolfowitz, then the deputy secretary of defense, referred incorrectly to the participation of Fareed Zakaria, the editor of Newsweek International and a Newsweek columnist. Mr. Zakaria was not told that the meeting would produce a report for the Bush administration, nor did his name appear on the report."
  41. ^ "rediff.com: Fareed Zakaria is India Abroad Person of the Year". Specials.rediff.com. 2009-03-21. Retrieved 2010-10-01.
  42. ^ Koch, Katie (May 24, 2012). "Eight receive honorary degrees". Harvard Gazette. Harvard University. Retrieved 26 May 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  43. ^ "List of Padma awardees - India News - IBNLive". Ibnlive.in.com. 2010-02-03. Retrieved 2010-10-01.
  44. ^ Zakaria, Fareed (August 6, 2010). "Build the Ground Zero Mosque". Newsweek. Retrieved August 7, 2010.
  45. ^ Zakaria, Fareed (August 6, 2010). "Fareed Zakaria's Letter to the ADL". Newsweek. Retrieved August 7, 2010.
  46. ^ a b "Fareed Zakaria returns ADL award in protest". The Spy Report. Media Spy. August 7, 2010. Retrieved August 7, 2010. Cite error: The named reference "returnawardmedia1" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  47. ^ Zakaria, Fareed (2001). "America Doesn't Need Crusades". Newsweek International. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)

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