Skip to content
Search

Latest Stories

Europe

Presented by

Lebanon's new PM; why India is reopening; Lukashenko's grip on power

Ian Bremmer shares his perspective on global politics on this week's World In (More Than) 60 Seconds:

First, who is Lebanon's new prime minister?

His name's Mustafa Adib and I had never heard of him. Apparently, he wasn't being considered for prime minister until apparently 24 hours ago. He was Lebanon's ambassador to Germany or is Lebanon's ambassador to Germany. And also, a PhD in political science. So clearly, we must like him. He can't be a bad guy. He looks basically like a technocrat. But in part, it's because Lebanon is impossible to govern and can't agree on any of the well-known and outspoken figures. And this is a massive economic challenge that they're facing. Their currency is falling apart. Their budgets, they can't fund. They had that massive explosion that's going to cost billions to rebuild Beirut. Just happened a couple of weeks ago. They're also fighting coronavirus. They have millions of refugees on their territory that they're paying for. And they don't have as much money from the Gulf states that they had historically because they're facing their own budgetary challenges. On top of which, it's really hard to get an IMF deal done when you don't have effective governance and when Hezbollah is part of your government structure.

Keep reading...Show less

More from Europe

GZD 5/11/26

GZD 5/5/26

GZERO Series

The Iran war's global fallout (so far)

GZERO World with Ian Bremmer

GZERO World with Ian Bremmer
Trump has a thing called Iran

Puppet Regime

Puppet Regime
Drone warfare shifts the Ukraine-Russia battlefield

Quick Take

Quick Take
Trump flip flops on Iran threats

ask ian

ask ian
Why Trump can't find the exit ramp in Iran

Ian Explains

Ian Explains
What spies can teach us about persuasion

GZERO Reports

GZERO Reports
Is UK PM Keir Starmer finished?

GZERO Europe

GZERO Europe
Is Trump about to invade Cuba?

The Debrief

The Debrief