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Treasury Secretary Mnuchin Goes to China: China in 60 Seconds

US Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin travels to China this week to try and secure a trade deal, will he be successful?

It's China in 60 Seconds with Kevin Rudd!

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​FILE PHOTO: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi shake hands before posing for a photo during the G7 Leaders' Summit in Kananaskis, in Alberta, Canada, June 17, 2025.

What We’re Watching: Two “middle powers” make deals, Power struggle in Senegal, France to boost nuclear arsenal

​A satellite image shows black smoke rising and heavy damage at Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's compound in Tehran, Iran, on February 28, 2026.

Iran conflict spirals, with no end in sight

How the Iran conflict could disrupt the world’s oil supply

How the Iran conflict could disrupt the world’s oil supply

​Military personnel operate during the BAMEX'25 Defense Expo, in Bamako, Mali, November 11, 2025.

Hard numbers: Foreign nationals become a growing target in the Sahel, Bulgaria’s ex-president to run again, Israel shuts Gaza border again, Shooting in Texas bar

Almost everyone in Iran “just waiting for Ayatollah Khamenei to die”

Almost everyone in Iran “just waiting for Ayatollah Khamenei to die”

​Iranian pro-government protesters wave national flags while participating in an anti-war protest gathering against the U.S. and Israeli military attacks in Iran, in Tehran, Iran, on February 28, 2026.

The US and Israel struck Iran. What happens next?

Quick Take

Quick Take

Iran at war with Carnegie’s Karim Sadjadpour

Iran at war with Carnegie’s Karim Sadjadpour

GZERO World with Ian Bremmer

GZERO World with Ian Bremmer

Puppet Regime

Puppet Regime

Hard Numbers: Kenya restarts railroad project without China, South Africans return from Ukraine war, the rapper who wants to run Nepal, Russians say things are going well

Hard Numbers: Kenya restarts railroad project without China, South Africans return from Ukraine war, the rapper who wants to run Nepal, Russians say things are going well

​An army soldier stands guard at a post at the Friendship Gate, following exchanges of fire between Pakistan and Afghanistan forces, at the border crossing between the two countries in Chaman, Pakistan February 27, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone.

What We’re Watching: Shots fired between Pakistan and Afghanistan, Trump pushes Zelensky for a quick deal, US trades humanitarian aid for critical minerals

Former British ambassador to the U.S. Peter Mandelson leaves his residence after he was released following his arrest by London police on Monday on suspicion of misconduct in public office, following the release of U.S. Justice Department files linked to the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, in London, Britain, February 26, 2026.

Were Epstein’s friends in high places his currency?

You vs. the News collage

You vs. the News: A Weekly News Quiz - February 27, 2026

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi shake hands during a press conference in Jerusalem on February 26, 2026.

What We’re Watching: India’s Modi rubs shoulders with Israel’s Netanyahu, Colombia’s Petro sees polling boost, Pentagon threatens AI firm

​President Donald Trump returned to the White House from Camp David.

The US writes its own rules

​People approach the entrance of the Provincial Clinical-Surgical Hospital "Arnaldo Milian Castro" in Santa Clara, Cuba, on February 25, 2026.

Hard Numbers: Gunfight on Cuba’s shores, Thousands die taking perilous migration routes, Hong Kong democracy activist wins one appeal, Greenland spat boosts Danish incumbents

​The US supreme court building and container ships filled with cargo.

What the Supreme Court’s tariff ruling really changed

What’s Good Wednesdays™, February 25, 2026

In Brasilia, Brazil, on February 19, 2026, Federal Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes participates in the plenary session of the STF following the controversial operation authorized by the justice to investigate Federal Revenue Service employees suspected of leaking information about STF members and their families.

What We’re Watching: Brazil’s top court rocked by scandal, Germany’s Merz visits China’s Xi, Russia targets top communication app

US President Donald Trump delivers the first State of the Union address of his second term at the US Capitol in Washington, D.C., on February 24, 2026.

The foreign policy details Trump omitted

Trump’s State of the Union address

Trump’s State of the Union address

​He Weidong, Zhang Youxia, and Li Shangfu swear oaths as they are selected as China's Central Military Commission members during the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, on March 11, 2023.

Hard Numbers: China’s mass military purge, Louvre director quits, South Korea’s fertility rate inches up, Trump’s record SOTU speech

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Small businesses at a crossroads

​Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Finland's President Alexander Stubb, Estonia’s Prime Minister, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and other European leaders visit memorial to fallen Ukrainian defenders at the Independent Square on the fourth anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion, in Kyiv, Ukraine February 24, 2026.

Four years in: Ukraine war grinds on

Putin & Xi on Trump's Iran threats

Putin & Xi on Trump's Iran threats

​People inspect the damage at the site of an Israeli strike on Friday, in Bednayel, Bekaa valley, Lebanon, February 21, 2026.

What We’re Watching: Israel reportedly warns Lebanon, China-Japan tiff escalates, Canada says it will give aid to Cuba

Graphic Truth: Russia’s declining fossil fuel revenues

Graphic Truth: Russia’s declining fossil fuel revenues

​Members of the Mexican army stand guard at a roundabout on a main avenue in Guadalajara, Mexico, on February 23, 2026.

Hard Numbers: Mexican cartel uprisings leave dozens dead, Another prominent UK leader arrested over Epstein investigations, Trump leaves door open to tariff negotiations, South Sudan’s leader fires another finance minister

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Explore the Trusted Tech Alliance

Daalder: "A ceasefire is not in the interest of Ukraine"

Daalder: "A ceasefire is not in the interest of Ukraine"

​Members of the special units of the National Guard and the Secretaria de Seguridad Ciudadana stand guard in front of the Fiscalia General de la Republica, where the investigation into the operation in which Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, alias "El Mencho", founder and leading head of the Cartel de Jalisco Nueva, was killed, is underway.

What We’re Watching: Violence roils Mexico after killing of cartel leader, Cuban security forces exit Venezuela, Somalia seeks to appease US

Has US–Iran diplomacy reached its end?

Has US–Iran diplomacy reached its end?

Indra Brown of Australia during the women's skiing halfpipe final at the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games on Feb. 22, 2026.

Hard Numbers: Winter Olympics a winner on the small screen, Blizzard hits parts of US, Brazil and China are the apparent winners of US tariff upheaval, Armed man tries to enter Mar-a-Lago

​Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg departs the court after taking the stand at a trial in a key test case accusing Meta and Google's YouTube of harming kids' mental health through addictive platforms, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., February 18, 2026.

Has social media reached a tipping point?

How cybercrime is becoming a threat to economic growth

How cybercrime is becoming a threat to economic growth

How Europe is moving on from Trump's America

How Europe is moving on from Trump's America

French president Emmanuel Macron faces a European future without America as a safety net.

NATO, Trump, and Europe’s wake-up call with Ivo Daalder

Ian Explains

Ian Explains

Supreme Court blocks Trump’s tariff power

Supreme Court blocks Trump’s tariff power

Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves to the crowd during the opening ceremony at AI Impact Summit 2026 at Bharat Mandapam, in New Delhi on Thursday. Switzerland President Guy Parmelin also present.

India’s AI power play

A general view of U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 20, 2026.

What We’re Watching: US’s top court deals major blow to Trump, UN reports of “genocidal intent” in Sudanese town, Washington inches closer to Iran strikes

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You vs. the News: A Weekly News Quiz - February 20, 2026

​A French navy boat intercepts and redirects a suspected Russian oil tanker in the Gulf of Fos-sur-Mer, near Martigues, France, on January 25, 2026.

Hard Numbers: Russia reportedly smuggles its oil in droves, Tunisia slips further away from democracy, Argentina’s labor reform bill clears another hurdle, Rough day for diamond giant

​People in support of former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol rally near Seoul Central District Court in Seoul on Feb. 19, 2026. The court sentenced him to life imprisonment the same day for leading an insurrection with his short-lived declaration of martial law in December 2024.

Hard Numbers: Former South Korean President sentenced to life, New insurgent group in Nigeria, Air power build up in the Middle East, and Bankers need sleep too

​U.S President Donald Trump, U.S. Vice President JD Vance, and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio pose for a family photo with other representatives participating in the inaugural Board of Peace meeting, at the U.S. Institute of Peace in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 19, 2026.

The man at the center of the Board of Peace

​A poster featuring Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly known as Prince Andrew, is installed on a sign leading to the parking area of the Sandringham Estate in Wolferton, as pressure builds on him to give evidence after the U.S. Justice Department released more records tied to the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, in Norfolk, Britain, February 5, 2026.

What We’re Watching: Former Prince Andrew arrested over Epstein, Colombia protests for wage hikes, Bangladesh’s constitutional reforms in question

A woman prepares to throw trash on a street in downtown Havana, Cuba, February 16, 2026. ​

Venezuela cracked. Will Cuba follow?

​Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema reacts during the announcement of provisional results of the 2025 Gabonese presidential election by the Ministry of the Interior, at the headquaters of the Rassemblement des Batisseurs (RdB), in Libreville, Gabon, April 13, 2025.

Hard Numbers: Gabon suspends social media, Bulgaria to hold yet another election, Japan puts some money on the table, Philippine vice president declares presidential run

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What’s Good Wednesdays™, February 18, 2026

Meet Puppet Regime’s puppet master

Meet Puppet Regime’s puppet master

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban holds an international press conference in Budapest, Hungary, January 5, 2026.

What We’re Watching: Hungary’s election campaign begins, Peru to have eighth leader in as many years, ECB’s Lagarde mulls early exit

​How people in G7 and BRICS countries think their policies will effect future generations.

Graphic Truth: Is government making peoples' lives worse?

Aerial shot of a nuclear facility

Nuclear is back on the global agenda

Digital poster saying Discover the Trusted Tech Alliance - Verifiable for secure digital infrastructure

Global technology leaders launch Trusted Tech Alliance

Can we rebuild the Internet for democracy?

Can we rebuild the Internet for democracy?

​A man throws trash on a street in downtown Havana, Cuba, February 16, 2026.

Hard Numbers: Cuba’s fuel shortage prompts garbage crisis, Cyclone in Madagascar kills dozens, China set for Lunar New Year travel, Israel issues Hamas disarmament deadline

​February 16, 2026, Strait Of Hormuz, Persian Gulf, Iran: A boat firing a missile during a military drill in the Persian Gulf, southern Iran.

What We’re Watching: Iran partially shuts vital shipping lane, China increases purchases of Russian crude, A thaw in the Sahara

​US Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) speaks at the Munich Security Conference on February 13, 2026.

Two Americas on display in Munich

Froman: The world is "adjusting" to Trump's tariff power

Froman: The world is "adjusting" to Trump's tariff power

President Trump against the world

President Trump against the world

Ian Bremmer: The US–China AI space has “Zero Trust”

Ian Bremmer: The US–China AI space has “Zero Trust”

Why countries are picking their own alliances

Why countries are picking their own alliances

What does “sovereign cloud” really mean?

What does “sovereign cloud” really mean?

The power of women leaders in global decision-making & peacebuilding

The power of women leaders in global decision-making & peacebuilding

Security in a fragmented world: Cyber deterrence, NATO reform & the future of trusted tech

Security in a fragmented world: Cyber deterrence, NATO reform & the future of trusted tech

NATO’s new normal: “We may not be at war, but we’re not at peace”

NATO’s new normal: “We may not be at war, but we’re not at peace”

Challenges facing the transatlantic relationship

Challenges facing the transatlantic relationship

Can tech rebuild trust?

Can tech rebuild trust?

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President Trump's power-first foreign policy with CFR's President

TODAY at 12 pm ET: Watch our Global Stage live premiere from the Munich Security Conference

TODAY at 12 pm ET: Watch our Global Stage live premiere from the Munich Security Conference

The Arctic is an arena of incredible global competition, says Alina Polyakova

The Arctic is an arena of incredible global competition, says Alina Polyakova

How the US went from global cop to king of the jungle

How the US went from global cop to king of the jungle

The French President Emmanuel Macron (R) welcomes the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (L) at the Elysee Presidential Palace.

What We’re Watching: Europe moves toward autarky, US transfers prisoners from Syria to Iraq, Russia’s influence in the South Caucasus diminishes further

​An employee cuts flowers inside a greenhouse, ahead of Valentine's Day, at Ayura Flowers, in Sopo, Colombia February 3, 2026.

Hard Numbers: Valentine’s Day Edition

Thousands of demonstrators rally in support of the Iranian people during an anti-Islamic Republic protest outside the White House in Washington, D.C., USA, on Jan. 17, 2026.

US-Iran talks: Are strikes inevitable?

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You vs. the News: A Weekly News Quiz - February 13, 2026

Are we in an era of "wrecking ball politics?"

Are we in an era of "wrecking ball politics?"

Munich Security Conference: Can Europe defend itself without the US?

Munich Security Conference: Can Europe defend itself without the US?

Graphic Truth: Where risk is heating up the fastest

Graphic Truth: Where risk is heating up the fastest

Graphic Truth: Europe isn't loving Trump

Graphic Truth: Europe isn't loving Trump

PA via Reuters Ukraine's Vladyslav Heraskevych, with his helmet, which features pictures of people killed in the war with Russia. Heraskevych was ruled out of the Men's Skeleton event by the International Olympic Committee just over an hour before competition began, pictured at the Cortina Sliding Centre, on day six of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, Italy. Picture date: Thursday February 12, 2026.

Hard Numbers: Ukrainian Olympian disqualified for political helmet, Falling cocoa prices hit Ghana, US troops to deploy to Nigeria, and Lufthansa goes on strike

​Russian President Vladimir Putin attends his annual end-of-year press conference and phone-in in Moscow, Russia December 19, 2025.

What We’re Watching: Russia seeks state-owned WhatsApp alternative, Argentina advances Milei’s labor reforms, Mixed messages on El Paso airport closure

Donald Trump alongside Nigel Farage at the Trump Turnberry course in South Ayrshire, United Kingdom, on May 3, 2023.

US government to fund MAGA-aligned groups in Europe

Zelensky agrees with Trump on need for elections

Zelensky agrees with Trump on need for elections

Local to global: The power of small business | Episode 4: Cyber resilience for small enterprises | Presented by GZERO Blue Circle in partnership with Mastercard | GZERO x Mastercard logos

Cyber resilience for small enterprises

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GZERO World with Ian Bremmer

GZERO World with Ian Bremmer

GZERO World with Ian Bremmer
Puppet Regime

Puppet Regime

Puppet Regime
Quick Take

Quick Take

Quick Take
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Ian Explains

Ian Explains

Ian Explains
GZERO Reports

GZERO Reports

GZERO Reports
GZERO Europe

GZERO Europe

GZERO Europe
The Debrief

The Debrief

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