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by ian bremmer

Making sense of global affairs in a leaderless (G-Zero) world with whatever I decide is honest and fair analysis. (P.S. – don’t panic)

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Trump’s most disruptive days on the world stage are behind him
by ian bremmer

Trump’s most disruptive days on the world stage are behind him

The tide is turning in the Russia-Ukraine war
by ian bremmer

The tide is turning in the Russia-Ukraine war

​A displaced woman holds an Iranian flag from the sunroof of a moving car
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by ian bremmer

The Middle East enters the G-Zero

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​Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Beijing, China, on September 3, 2025.
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by ian bremmer

How the world learned to stop worrying and love North Korea’s bombs

Trump, the accidental green president
by ian bremmer

Trump, the accidental green president

Rising energy prices is prompting countries worldwide to hasten their moves to renewable energy. It’s all thanks to the most fossil-fuel-friendly president in American history.

The world is on fire. Why are markets so calm?
by ian bremmer

The world is on fire. Why are markets so calm?

Artificial intelligence and Donald Trump's foreign policy are creating huge tail risks for markets.

​Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a ceremony commemorating Israel’s Remembrance Day for fallen soldiers on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem, on April 21, 2026.
by ian bremmer

Why Trump’s Iran deal could finally end Netanyahu

The United States and Iran seem to be moving closer to a deal to end the war, which could hurt Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s reelection hopes.

​US President Donald Trump arrives at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, China, on May 13, 2026.
by ian bremmer

What to watch for at the Trump-Xi summit

Xi Jinping will welcome Donald Trump with lots of pomp and circumstance. The summit, though, will be short on substance.

Why Trump can't end the Iran war on his terms
by ian bremmer

Why Trump can't end the Iran war on his terms

President Trump unveiled “Project Freedom,” an initiative to escort ships and restore traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, on Sunday. By Tuesday evening, he had unceremoniously suspended it by Truth Social post, shortly after Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters how committed the administration was to it.

The world hedges its bets on America
by ian bremmer

The world hedges its bets on America

Ever since Donald Trump returned to office last year, governments have been hedging bets on the future of American power and what it might mean for them.

The US Senate is suddenly in play
by ian bremmer

The US Senate is suddenly in play

The prevailing view a few months ago was that Democrats were likely to retake the House of Representatives in November's midterm elections, but not the Senate. That calculus has now changed.

How the Iran war made China stronger
by ian bremmer

How the Iran war made China stronger

The conventional wisdom was that a destabilizing war in the oil-producing heart of the Middle East would badly hurt China. Evidence suggests otherwise.

​Viktor Orban and Peter Magyar
by ian bremmer

Viktor Orban will probably lose. What then?

For sixteen years, Prime Minister Viktor Orban has won every fight: four consecutive parliamentary supermajorities for his party, Fidesz; a constitution rewritten to his specifications; courts, media, and oligarchs brought to heel.

​A foreign tanker carrying Iraqi fuel oil damaged after catching fire in Iraq's territorial waters, following unidentified attacks that targeted two foreign tankers, according to Iraqi port officials, near Basra, Iraq, March 12, 2026.
by ian bremmer

Trump's Iran climbdown wasn't an offramp

Four weeks into a war nobody planned to still be fighting, President Donald Trump issued Iran an ultimatum: reopen the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours or watch your power grid get obliterated.

Putin looks on over missiles flying between Israel and Iran.
by ian bremmer

Putin: The real winner of the US-Iran war?

Three weeks into the US-Israeli war against Iran, the list of losers is unusually long. Iran is getting devastated. The United States is trapped in an asymmetric conflict it can't exit.