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Graphic Truth: Spain’s unique path on immigration

Graphic Truth: Spain’s unique path on immigration

Hard Number: Trump’s tariff refunds on their way

Hard Number: Trump’s tariff refunds on their way

Armed security personnel stand guard near the Serena Hotel in Islamabad, Pakistan, on April 19, 2026.

Hormuz feud escalates ahead of ceasefire deadline, Saudi halts weapons shipment for Sudanese army, Venezuela’s Machado reiterates election call while in Spain

What China wants from Trump's Beijing visit

What China wants from Trump's Beijing visit

GZERO World with Ian Bremmer

GZERO World with Ian Bremmer

How global leaders are tackling the water crisis

How global leaders are tackling the water crisis

Kim Jong Un smiles alongside one of his generals

North Korea's nuclear gamble pays off, with the WSJ's Jonathan Cheng

Ian Explains

Ian Explains

Adapting to a more volatile market environment

Adapting to a more volatile market environment

Fidel Castro meets with the American parents of the The Bay Of Pigs Prisoners in Havana, Cuba, on March 1, 1963.

Can Cuba continue to hold off the US?

​A crowd celebrates after a 10-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel went into effect, in Sidon, Lebanon, on April 17, 2026.

US-Iran ceasefire talks gain steam, Leading leftists meet in Barcelona, The EU may have a new Russia ally

Hard number: Haiti’s hunger crisis

Hard number: Haiti’s hunger crisis

Rania Al-Mashat on fragile trade flows

Rania Al-Mashat on fragile trade flows

You vs. the News collage

You vs. the News: A Weekly News Quiz - April 17, 2026

The Debrief

The Debrief

World Bank’s strategy for AI, jobs, and economic resilience

World Bank’s strategy for AI, jobs, and economic resilience

UN’s Amina Mohammed on the “rebirthing" of global cooperation

UN’s Amina Mohammed on the “rebirthing" of global cooperation

Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on April 14, 2026.​

Putin makes big gamble, Israel and Lebanon agree to ceasefire, Riyadh reportedly plans to halt funds for golf tour

​Smoke rises after an explosion at the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad, Iraq, on March 17, 2026.

Iran war jeopardizes Iraq’s momentum

Hard Number: Controversial South African politician sentenced

Hard Number: Controversial South African politician sentenced

Puppet Regime

Puppet Regime

Why the IMF is cutting global growth forecast

Why the IMF is cutting global growth forecast

Getting more "bang for the buck" to fund critical global projects

Getting more "bang for the buck" to fund critical global projects

How to prepare the global economy for the age of AI

How to prepare the global economy for the age of AI

How the Iran war made China stronger

How the Iran war made China stronger

Another milestone for a bleak civil war

Another milestone for a bleak civil war

A full-stack approach to AI

A full-stack approach to AI

Houthi solders gather in front of a digital billboard in Sanaa, Yemen, on July 11, 2025.

Iran threatens another waterway, Guyana sees economic boom, IMF warns of economic impact from Middle East conflict

Hard Number: Saudi Arabia picks up Pakistan’s tab again

Hard Number: Saudi Arabia picks up Pakistan’s tab again

What’s Good Wednesday, April 15th, 2026

Palm touching a screen with dots on a blue background imitating AI

The next phase of AI is physical

How AI offsets Trump’s tariffs...for now

How AI offsets Trump’s tariffs...for now

Cargo ships in the Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from northern Ras al-Khaimah, in the United Arab Emirates, on March 11, 2026.​

Tehran tests Washington’s naval blockade, Spain’s leader visits China again, Ukrainian robots take back land

Hard number: School shooting in Turkey

Hard number: School shooting in Turkey

​Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Leader of the Dutch Party for Freedom Geert Wilders, French far-right leader Marine Le Pen, and Italy's deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Matteo Salvini in Budapest, Hungary, on March 23, 2026.

Has far-right populism peaked in Europe?

Hungary’s Orbán concedes election defeat

Hungary’s Orbán concedes election defeat

The US economy has avoided the brunt of the Iran war...for now

The US economy has avoided the brunt of the Iran war...for now

Graphic Truth: The human toll of the Iran war

Graphic Truth: The human toll of the Iran war

Hard Number: Canada’s Carney finally set for majority

Hard Number: Canada’s Carney finally set for majority

Tisza leader ​Peter Magyar delivers a speech in Budapest, Hungary, on April 12, 2026, after Hungarians vote in a general election.

Hungary’s Orbán ousted from power, Pope heads to Africa amid Trump spat, Iran war looms over DC bank meetings

How the Iran war is reshaping the global economy

How the Iran war is reshaping the global economy

Assessing the Iran War's "structural damage" with Harvard economist Gita Gopinath

Assessing the Iran War's "structural damage" with Harvard economist Gita Gopinath

Can anyone actually dethrone the dollar?

Can anyone actually dethrone the dollar?

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in Budapest, Hungary, on March 23, 2026.

Hungary’s Orbán faces judgment day, Peru to hold another presidential election, Cuba’s leader isn’t quitting

​The amount of time European airports have before facing jet fuel shortages if the Strait of Hormuz is not fully reopened.

Hard number: No spring breaks in Europe?

You vs. the News collage

You vs. the News: A Weekly News Quiz - April 10, 2026

Does the Iran ceasefire stand a chance?

Does the Iran ceasefire stand a chance?

Krastev: The Iran war is fracturing Europe's far right

Krastev: The Iran war is fracturing Europe's far right

​A photo of a syringe filled with images from the drug supply chain.

How China is supplying America’s “biohacking” craze

​A woman shows her ink-marked finger after casting her ballot at a polling station during the Assam Legislative Assembly election in Nagaon District, Assam, India, on April 9, 2026.

Elections in India, US oil exports are booming from Hormuz shutdown, Meloni shifts the focus to geopolitics

The revenue generated by Russia’s main oil tax in April amid the Iran war, per Reuters calculations. The amount is double last month’s revenue, and up by 10% from this time last year.

Hard number: Russia’s oil windfall

​Viktor Orban and Peter Magyar

Viktor Orban will probably lose. What then?

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Why are car buyers pumping the breaks?

How Viktor Orbán went from pro-democratic dissident to authoritarian strongman

How Viktor Orbán went from pro-democratic dissident to authoritarian strongman

What’s Good Wednesday April 8th, 2026

The number of new banknotes Cuba issued this month to deal with rampant inflation. The 2,000 and 5,000 Cuban peso notes are roughly worth $4 and $10, respectively.

Hard number: Cuba gets bigger bills for bigger problems

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte react as they meet at the Department of State in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 8, 2026.

NATO goes to the White House, Anthropic’s new model, Cameroon soldiers fighting in Russia

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Why Orbán's real patron isn't Trump

Why Orbán's real patron isn't Trump

​The United States President Donald Trump holds a Press Conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on April 6, 2026 in Washington DC.

Trump’s new ultimatum for Iran

​Russia’s two main oil export locations that have come under attack account for more than 40% the country’s seaborne crude export capacity.

Hard number: Ukraine rips into Russia’s oil windfall

​Vietnam's Communist Party General Secretary To Lam receives a bouquet from National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man after taking his oath as Vietnam's President in Hanoi, Vietnam, April 7, 2026.

Vietnam’s leader consolidates power, Hamas’ disarmament deadline, Taiwan’s opposition leader visits China

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Tools and Weapons: In Conversation with Ryan Roslansky

Who’s negotiating with Iran to keep trade moving?

Who’s negotiating with Iran to keep trade moving?

​Syrian President Ahmad Al-Sharaa receives Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the People's Palace in Damascus, Syria, on April 5, 2026.

Syria rolls out the red carpet for Ukraine, Migrants missing in Mediterranean, New international security force to Haiti

​The record number of miles humans have traveled in space.

Hard number: Lunar sphere of influence

Top defense budgets globally compared the US​

US defense spending vs. the world

How Hungary's Orbán built his empire, and why it's cracking

How Hungary's Orbán built his empire, and why it's cracking

What a Viktor Orbán loss would mean for Trump

What a Viktor Orbán loss would mean for Trump

Viktor Orbán's last stand, and the future of Europe's far right with Ivan Krastev

Viktor Orbán's last stand, and the future of Europe's far right with Ivan Krastev

Trump and Putin demand your vote

Trump and Putin demand your vote

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Vote for Puppet Regime in the Webby Awards!

Caracas, Venezuela ? In the photos, Venezuelan interim president Delcy Rodríguez (center) met with US Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum (center, left) at Miraflores Palace in Caracas, Venezuela, on March 4, 2026. Rodríguez discussed a bilateral agenda in sectors such as energy and reiterated that her government is "ready" to cooperate with the United States.

US lifts sanctions on Venezuelan leader, Gulf countries caught in Iran's crossfire, Moscow fuels Madagascar’s military government

​The share of college students in the United States who said they’ve considered changing their majors because of AI.

Hard number: AI has college students second-guessing

Where US tariffs stand one year after Liberation Day

Where US tariffs stand one year after Liberation Day

Viktor Orbán will lose re-election. But will he leave?

Viktor Orbán will lose re-election. But will he leave?

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The case against political prediction markets

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Crypto goes steady

What’s Good Wednesday: April 1st, 2026

Hard number: 2026 World Cup debuts

Hard number: 2026 World Cup debuts

​U.S. President Donald Trump speaks next to U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick during the signing ceremony for an executive order on mail ballots, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., March 31, 2026.

Trump to address the nation about Iran, NASA shoots for the moon, India begins counting a billion-plus people

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China and Pakistan push five-point peace plan for Middle East

China and Pakistan push five-point peace plan for Middle East

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Empowering nonprofits to meet tomorrow’s challenges

​U.S. President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office, as U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum look on, on the day he signs an executive order, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 23, 2025.

Trump says Strait of Hormuz could remain closed, Hegseth’s broker accused of insider trading, Wikipedia bans AI-written articles

GZERO Series

GZERO World with Ian Bremmer

GZERO World with Ian Bremmer

GZERO World with Ian Bremmer
Puppet Regime

Puppet Regime

Puppet Regime
Quick Take

Quick Take

Quick Take
ask ian

ask ian

ask ian
Ian Explains

Ian Explains

Ian Explains
GZERO Reports

GZERO Reports

GZERO Reports
GZERO Europe

GZERO Europe

GZERO Europe
The Debrief

The Debrief

The Debrief