The US has reportedly offered Brazil a NATO partnership in exchange for banning Chinese tech giant Huawei from its 5G networks. NATO helps those non-members designated as "partners" build their defense capacity, better manage crises, and benefit from NATO's expertise on counter-terrorism and non-traditional security threats like cyber warfare and piracy. In exchange, partners might be expected to join NATO-led military missions and exchange intelligence. Still, only NATO member countries are entitled to mutual defense by the alliance. We take a look at NATO's partnership tentacles with 40 non-member nations around the world.
☰
More from GZERO Media
- YouTube
New York Times Magazine staff writer and Yale Law School fellow Emily Bazelon joins Ian Bremmer to break down the state of the US judiciary in Trump’s second term.
Can the courts hold the line as Trump 2.0 tests the limits of presidential power?
- YouTube
Donald Trump calls himself a revolutionary. Ian Bremmer actually agrees with him, especially when it comes to executive power.
- YouTube
Tensions in the Middle East escalate as Israel launches a surprise military strike against Iran, prompting international concern and speculation about broader conflict. In his latest Quick Take, Ian Bremmer calls Israel’s strike on Iran “a huge success for the Israelis” and a significant blow to Iran’s regional influence.
- YouTube
President Trump's deployment of federal troops in Los Angeles was a constitutional stress test for the courts.
Iranian policemen monitor an area near a residential complex that is damaged in Israeli attacks in Tehran, Iran, on June 13, 2025.
Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto
Israel bombed Iran’s nuclear facilities Thursday night, causing “significant damage” at the country’s main enrichment plant, killing leading Iranian military figures and nuclear scientists, and sparking fears that the Middle East is on the verge of a wider war.
Think you know what's going on around the world? Here's your chance to prove it.
What We’re Watching: Trump’s parade prompts protests, Kenya protests turn deadly, Mongolia picks new leader
June 13, 2025
A tank on display at a park in Washington, D.C., on June 12, 2025, two days ahead of a military parade commemorating the U.S. Army's 250th anniversary and coinciding with President Donald Trump's 79th birthday.
Kyodo via Reuters Connect
The official reason for this weekend’s military parade in Washington DC is to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the US Army – but the occasion also just happens to fall on President Donald Trump’s 79th birthday.
The BRICS are catching up with the G7 in terms of economic output.
A gas station in Düsseldorf, Germany, on June 10, 2025.
IMAGO/Michael Gstettenbauer via Reuters Connect
© 2025 GZERO Media. All Rights Reserved | A Eurasia Group media company.