The Top Global Stories of 2019

The Top Global Stories of 2019 | GZERO World with Ian Bremmer

The crisis in Venezuela couldn't get any worse, until it did. Brexit had to get done, until it didn't. The Mueller Report would be a bombshell, until it landed like a dud. And Pelosi would never bring forth impeachment, until she did. This was 2019. This week, New Yorker staff writer Susan Glasser speaks with Ian Bremmer about what 2020 will bring. And then on Puppet Regime it's open mic night at the White House.

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Croatian Prime Minister and Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) party chief Andrej Plenkovic attends an election rally in Zagreb, Croatia, April 14, 2024.
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Croatians vote on Wednesday in one of the most contentious parliamentary elections that the Balkan country, an EU member, has seen in years – and Russia is at the heart of the kerfuffle.

Israeli soldiers stand next to military vehicles, near the Israel-Gaza border, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Israel, April 15, 2024.
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Countries in the region are raising the alarm about a lack of focus on Gaza in the wake of Iran’s attack.

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Supporters of former deputy speaker Namson Tran cheer and wave in the capital Honiara, Solomon Islands, Monday, April 15, 2024. Solomon Islanders are set to go to the polls on April 17
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Voters in the Solomon Islands will vote in a parliamentary election on Wednesday that has repercussions for the Asia Pacific region due to the country’s close relationship with China.

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks during a news conference at the AI Safety Summit in Milton Keynes, near London, last November.
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Six months after British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak hosted a global summit on artificial intelligence at Bletchley Park, the United Kingdom is making moves to start regulating AI.

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It seems like every company worth its salt has a Chief AI Officer, aka CAIO, these days – or, at least, every company that wants to buy into the hype.