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Ian Bremmer delivers the 2025 Tulane School of Liberal Arts commencement speech

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Ian Bremmer returned to his alma mater to deliver the commencement address and receive the school’s Distinguished Alumni Award. Laying out the complexities of the world that the class of 2025 is facing – and drawing on his own experience at Tulane – Ian reminded the graduates that their education prepared them for this moment in history. He challenged them to stay curious, lead with ethics, and reject the false clarity of algorithms to shape a better future.

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In his latest Quick Take, Ian Bremmer says the US and Iran’s memorandum of understanding to end the fighting and reopen the Strait of Hormuz marks progress, but warns it falls far short of resolving the broader conflict.

A man holds an Iranian flag on a street, after U.S. and Iranian officials said they had reached a deal to end their war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, in Tehran, Iran, June 15, 2026.
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The United States and Iran said Sunday that they had reached an interim agreement that could end the months-long war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Officials are expected to sign the deal in Switzerland on Friday, following the G7 summit in France.