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==Political Views==

==Political Views==

Zakaria has had a wide variety of political views and identities.  In the 1980s he was seen as being [[neoconservative]] who supported President Ronald Reagen, but currently identifies himself as being "centrist",<ref>http://www.villagevoice.com/2005-08-09/news/the-interpreter/2</ref> whilst ''Forbes,'' in 2009, referred to Zakaria as one of ''"The 25 Most Influential Liberals In The U.S. Media"''.<ref>http://www.forbes.com/2009/01/22/influential-media-obama-oped-cx_tv_ee_hra_0122liberal_slide_18.html?thisSpeed=15000</ref>  Zakaria has also stated that he does not believe himself as being devoted to one idealogy as ''""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.'"''<ref>http://www.villagevoice.com/2005-08-09/news/the-interpreter/2</ref>

Zakaria has had a wide variety of political views and identities.  In the 1980s he was seen as being [[neoconservative]] who supported President Ronald Reagen, but currently identifies himself as being "centrist",<ref>http://www.villagevoice.com/2005-08-09/news/the-interpreter/2</ref> whilst ''Forbes,'' in 2009, referred to Zakaria as one of ''"The 25 Most Influential Liberals In The U.S. Media"''.<ref>https://www.forbes.com/2009/01/22/influential-media-obama-oped-cx_tv_ee_hra_0122liberal_slide_18.html?thisSpeed=15000</ref>  Zakaria has also stated that he does not believe himself as being devoted to one idealogy as ''""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.'"''<ref>http://www.villagevoice.com/2005-08-09/news/the-interpreter/2</ref>

In ''The Future of Freedom'', Zakaria puts forward the argument that democracy works best where "constitutional liberalism" already has a history.  Zakaria points out that in history liberty tends to be a prelude to democracy and that countries that hold elections without first attempting to undertake a program of liberalization such as an increase in personal freedoms, rule of law and economic liberalization end up failing by becoming ''"illiberal democracies"'' such as Iran.  As such Zakaria was critical of President [[George W. Bush]]'s administrations drive to hold elections in the Middle-East without seeing that the building of institutions of law, governance and liberty in the same states needed the same vigour and zeal.<ref>''The Future of Freedom: Illiberal Democracy at Home and Abroad'', Fareed Zakaria, (W.W. Norton & Company; 2003) ISBN 0-393-04764-4</ref>

In ''The Future of Freedom'', Zakaria puts forward the argument that democracy works best where "constitutional liberalism" already has a history.  Zakaria points out that in history liberty tends to be a prelude to democracy and that countries that hold elections without first attempting to undertake a program of liberalization such as an increase in personal freedoms, rule of law and economic liberalization end up failing by becoming ''"illiberal democracies"'' such as Iran.  As such Zakaria was critical of President [[George W. Bush]]'s administrations drive to hold elections in the Middle-East without seeing that the building of institutions of law, governance and liberty in the same states needed the same vigour and zeal.<ref>''The Future of Freedom: Illiberal Democracy at Home and Abroad'', Fareed Zakaria, (W.W. Norton & Company; 2003) ISBN 0-393-04764-4</ref>