CNN is getting smarter, and you can feel it in the stories, you can feel it in the depth with which they're covered, the kinds of people in terms of guests who are brought on air, the way in which issues are discussed.

He serves on the board of the Council on Foreign Relations the New America Foundation Columbia University's International House and Shakespeare and Company. Zakaria initially supported the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

Fareed Rafiq Zakaria (pron. He is also a frequent commentator and author about issues related to international relations trade and American foreign policy. He is the host of CNN's Fareed Zakaria GPS.