Olympic Boycotts, Warnings For Russia, Syria Becomes A Narco-State

Fareed welcomes Anne Applebaum of the Atlantic and Ian Bremner of the Eurasia Group, to discuss the likelihood of Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, and how that would work in the context of a Europe which desperately needs Russian Gas. After, the panel discuss the U.S. leading the diplomatic boycott of the Olympics, which resulted in Australia, The United Kingdom and Canada all following suit. After 16-years in office, Angela Merkel’s era as the Chancellor of Germany has come to and end. Can her shoes be filled? Tanit Koch of The New European joins to discuss what to expect from Merkel’s successor Olaf Scholz. Syria descends into a NARCO state as "the New York times" reports its top export now is illegal amphetamines. Fareed talks with the reporter who chased the story, Ben Hubbard, about the illegal drug industry run by associates and relatives of President Bashar Al Assad, which has grown into a multibillion-dollar operation. Finally, Fareed asks: does the Nobel Peace Prize need a rethink? The 19th awardee Abiy Ahmed, Ethiopia's then reform-minded leader has just two years later presided over a bloody civil war. How could the Nobel Committee have gotten things so wrong? To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy