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Foreign Exchange is a weekly, half-hour international affairs series, hosted by noted author, journalist and international commentator, Fareed Zakaria. The series probes the global questions of the moment from a profound, new perspective and examines America's role in an increasingly complex and interdependent world. This episode include four segments:

Roundtable: Nuclear Options
Iran, a charter member of the "Axis of Evil," has elected a new President. For the U.S., the most important issue is how he will manage Iran’s nuclear program. To speak on this issue is Afshin Molavi, author of the Soul of Iran: A Nation's Journey to Freedom and Ray Takeyh a representative of the Council on Foreign Relations.

In Focus: The Girl in the Café
Richard Curtis, the screenwriter of Four Weddings and a Funeral and Notting Hill, has a new romantic comedy called The Girl in the Cafe that taps into the issue of global poverty. The protagonist is an awkward British Treasury official who finds romance amidst the setting of the G-8 Summit.

In Depth: Wu Jianmin
As China grows economically, some in the U.S. – like Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld – have begun talking about a strategic rivalry between China and the U.S. The Chinese ruling elites are very cautious about discussing these kinds of issues on the record, but Fareed Zakaria sits down with one of China's most senior members of the foreign service, Ambassador Wu Jianmin.

In Perspective: African Aid and Responsibility
Fareed Zakaria identifies three recent trends that promise a better future for Africa.

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Articles by Ray Takeyh:
Published in The International Herald Tribune:
-Europe is Talking Iran Around
-Iran may be Primed for Reconciliation
Published in Foreign Affairs:
-Taking on Tehran
Published by the Center for American Progress:
- U.S. Policy and the Iranian Nuclear Question