As Jonathan Riggs wrote in the UCLA Newsroom article: Dominic Thomas, the Madeleine L. Letessier Professor of French and Francophone Studies, led a small seminar discussion for a group of students, including editors from the Generation — a student-run foreign affairs magazine based out of the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations. After the lecture, Zakaria responded to questions submitted by audience members in a conversation moderated by Thomas. He discussed the importance of empathy over polarization, the disconnect that can exist between facts and voters’ feelings, the challenges and opportunities of social media, the impact of conflicts between Ukraine and Russia and Israel and Palestine, climate change, and the shifting balance of international power in the global economy. Zakaria closed by offering advice to students as they look ahead to navigating a world where the way forward seems more uncertain than ever to so many.
https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/fareed-zakaria-luskin-lecture-for-thought-leadership