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US President Donald Trump and ​Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman at the Saudi-US Investment Forum, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on May 13, 2025.
Analysis

The Saudi crown prince returns to Washington

For the first time in seven years, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman is returning to Washington, DC, this week. It is now the great power-chess game between the US and China, rather than oil, that is making the Washington and Riyadh join forces.

​Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on September 10, 2025.
Analysis

Could Saudi Arabia join the Abraham Accords?

There are a lot of good vibes between the United States and Saudi Arabia right now. Whether that stretches to the Riyadh normalizing relations with Israel is another matter.

Israel is facing real consequences over Gaza annexation plans
Quick Take

Israel is facing real consequences over Gaza annexation plans

Since the onset of its war in Gaza, Israel has operated without meaningful consequences. In this week’s Quick Take, Ian Bremmer explains how that may be changing. Pressure from the UAE, Trump, and European governments could force Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to rethink unilateral strategies.

Israel attacks and targets Hamas leadership in Qatar
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Israel attacks and targets Hamas leadership in Qatar

How will Israel's attack in Qatar strain US alliances?

Ian Bremmer: Understanding the Israel-Hamas war
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Ian Bremmer: Understanding the Israel-Hamas war

Hamas has launched a suicidal war, and Palestinians will pay dearly for it. But why did Hamas move now?

Saudi Ambassador Nayef al-Sudairi with Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki in Ramallah.
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Saudi Arabia tries to reassure the Palestinians – but of what?

Saudi Arabia’s first envoy to the Palestinian Authority, Nayef al-Sudairi, is currently visiting the West Bank, where he’s meeting with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman receives US President Joe Biden at the Royal Palace in Jeddah.
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Are Saudi and Israel getting close to a normalization deal?

The US and Saudi Arabia have reportedly agreed on the outline of a normalization deal between Israel and the Gulf Kingdom.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend a reception at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia March 21, 2023.
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What We're Watching: Russia strikes Ukraine amid dueling wartime trips, Boris Johnson’s ‘Partygate’ showdown, Israeli settlements U-turn

Xi-Putin doozy; Kishida in Kyiv; Could this be the end for Boris Johnson?; Israeli government’s settlement policy shift

Iran: lynchpin in the Saudi-Israeli relationship
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Iran: lynchpin in the Saudi-Israeli relationship

US President Joe Biden didn't get much from his recent trip to Saudi Arabia — other than some symbolic progress on Saudi ties with Israel. Indeed, Biden's plane flew directly to the country from Israel, and now Israeli airlines will be allowed to overfly Saudi airspace. But is this really a big deal? "I would describe it as [...] giving crumbs to Biden," Bernard Haykel, a Princeton University professor and expert on Saudi Arabia, tells Ian Bremmer on GZERO World.

Biden could get Saudis to push Russia out of OPEC+
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Biden could get Saudis to push Russia out of OPEC+

What does Biden hope to come from his trip to Saudi Arabia? Is the bear market in the United States a prelude to a recession? will China's return to mass testing help combat China's COVID problem? Ian Bremmer shares his insights on global politics this week on World In :60.