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​Protesters carry an Indonesian flag and a flag from Japanese anime 'One Piece' during a protest in Jakarta, Indonesia, on August 29, 2025.
What We're Watching

What We’re Watching: Killing further inflames Indonesian protests, India and Canada mend ties, El Salvador continues authoritarian drift

Small Country Big Story: El Salvador and the appeal of the "world's coolest dictator"
Analysis

Small Country Big Story: El Salvador and the appeal of the "world's coolest dictator"

As Latin America gears up for a huge cycle of elections, Nayib Bukele's strongman approach to crime is winning admirers across the region.

Trump’s America: A kleptocracy but not a police state
Quick Take

Trump’s America: A kleptocracy but not a police state

Is America turning into a kleptocracy or a dictatorship under President Trump, or just stuck somewhere in between? On Quick Take, Ian Bremmer breaks down why US politics is more pay-to-play than ever, but why there’s still plenty standing in the way of any would-be strongman.

Putin "wins" Russia election, but at what cost?
Quick Take

Putin "wins" Russia election, but at what cost?

Ian Bremmer's Quick Take: Putin feels domestically quite stable. That's true politically. It's also true economically. The Russian economy is not performing well. The growth we're seeing in the Russian economy is because of the war economy, which is a massive piece of what the economy represents today. But they're losing lots of human capital.

Ian Bremmer on Putin and Tucker
Quick Take

Ian Bremmer on Putin and Tucker

What happened when Tucker Carlson met Vladimir Putin? Was it news, propaganda, theatre, or all three? Ian Bremmer breaks down what you need to know now in his latest Quick Take. Ian weighs in on Carlson's highly-anticipated interview with Putin and why it revealed what he and all other megalomaniacs have in common. The two-hour sit-down dropped to much fanfare from all sides of the political spectrum. Will there be any fallout from Putin’s first interview with an American since the start of the “special military operation” in Ukraine?

A portrait of former US Vice President Al Gore GZERO with World with Ian Bremmer - the podcast logo
GZERO World with Ian Bremmer Podcast

Al Gore's take on American democracy, climate action, and "artificial insanity"

Listen: In this episode of GZERO World podcast, Ian Bremmer sits down with former US Vice President Al Gore on the sidelines of Davos in Switzerland. Gore, an individual well-versed in navigating contested elections, shared his perspectives on the current landscape of American politics and, naturally, his renowned contributions to climate action.

Al Gore: "Artificial insanity" threatens democracy
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Al Gore: "Artificial insanity" threatens democracy

What accounts for the imperiled state of democracy? Misinformation, coupled with technology, is a big part, says former vice president and Nobel laureate Al Gore in an upcoming episode of GZERO World.

El Salvador's Bukele: The posterboy for popular authoritarianism
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El Salvador's Bukele: The posterboy for popular authoritarianism

Nayib Bukele became El Salvador's president at 37, as LatAm's youngest elected head of state. He was an outspoken candidate on social media with an affinity for cryptocurrency but has since unraveled as a raging authoritarian.

Francis Fukuyama: Americans should be very worried about failing democracy
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Francis Fukuyama: Americans should be very worried about failing democracy

The prospect of another Trump presidency can be hard to imagine. Still, before we even get there, we must confront the possibility of political violence in the months leading up to November 5.

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GZERO World with Ian Bremmer Podcast

Podcast: America vs itself: Political scientist Francis Fukuyama on the state of democracy

Listen: In this edition of the GZERO World podcast, Ian Bremmer speaks with Stanford’s Francis Fukuyama about the state of democracy worldwide and here in the US.