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​U.S. President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi hold up signed documents regarding securing the supply of critical minerals and rare earths, at a bilateral meeting at Akasaka Palace in Tokyo, Japan, October 28, 2025.
What We're Watching

What We’re Watching: US critical minerals summit, Rafah crossing reopens, Border violence in Pakistan

Representatives from the European Union, United Kingdom, Japan, and others will meet in Washington this week to discuss a strategic alliance on critical minerals.

Photo of Singapore President Tharman Shanmugaratnam with the GZERO World podcast logo superimposed on top.
GZERO World with Ian Bremmer Podcast

Singapore's global moment, with President Tharman Shanmugaratnam

With close ties to both the US and China, can Singapore survive in an increasingly fragmented and chaotic world? Singapore’s President Tharman Shanmugaratnam joins Ian Bremmer on the GZERO World Podcast.

Singapore thrived on globalization. Now what?
Ian Explains

Singapore thrived on globalization. Now what?

Singapore was one of globalization’s biggest beneficiaries. Ian Bremmer looks at whether the city-state can survive in a world where the economic order that drove Singapore's rapid rise starts to unravel.

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, China, on January 29, 2026.
What We're Watching

What We’re Watching: UK-China meeting, Violence in Ethiopia, Canada’s conservative leader on the chopping block

This week, Prime Minister Keir Starmer became the first UK leader to visit China in eight years. His goal was clear: build closer trade ties with Beijing.

China’s economy is growing, but it’s stuck in a deflationary trap
Analysis

China’s economy is growing, but it’s stuck in a deflationary trap

For China, hitting its annual growth target is as much a political victory as an economic one. It is proof that Beijing can weather slowing global demand, a slumping housing sector, and mounting pressure from Washington.

​The World Health Organization (WHO) headquarters is seen in Geneva, Switzerland, January 28, 2025.
Analysis

America’s WHO exit leaves a leadership vacuum

Seventy-eight years after helping found the World Health Organization (WHO), the United States has formally withdrawn from the agency, following through on a pledge President Donald Trump made on his first day back in office.

​South Korea's former prime minister Han Duck-soo arrives at Seoul Central District Court to receive a first-instance verdict on insurrection-related charges, in Seoul, South Korea on January 21, 2026.
Hard Numbers

Hard numbers: Another South Korean leader sentenced over Martial law, US and China to finish TikTok sale, Guinea-Bissau announces election date, & More

23: The years to which former South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo was sentenced in jail over his role in helping former President Yoon Suk Yeol impose Martial law in late 2024.