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​Smoke rises from Syria’s defense ministry in Damascus, Syria, on July 16, 2025.
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What We’re Watching: Israel hits Syria’s military HQ, Trump rings up trade wins, Cuban minister resigns over denial

Israel struck Syria’s military headquarters in Damascus on Wednesday and continued to bomb areas of southern Syria where the Israel-backed Druze minority group is clashing with Bedouin tribes.

Biden and Merkel will talk China strategy; Cuban economic crisis
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Biden and Merkel will talk China strategy; Cuban economic crisis

Biden is hosting Angela Merkel in Washington this week. What's on the agenda? A week after the assassination of Haiti's president. What's happening there? What sparked Cuba's recent protests? The biggest in decades. Ian Bremmer shares his insights on global politics this week from Washington, DC.

A rare revolt in Cuba
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A rare revolt in Cuba

Cubans are rising up against their government. They want things the regime should provide, but cannot afford right now. How will it all end?

Protests in Cuba. How will the US respond?
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Protests in Cuba. How will the US respond?

Ian Bremmer's Quick Take. Thought I would talk about Cuba. Communist state, Raúl Castro just stepped down, and the biggest demonstrations across the entire country in decades. Talking about absence of vaccines, problems in healthcare, but also anger at the poverty, the economic mismanagement, the reality of the lack of liberty of living in a communist regime.

Xi Jinping expects China to be treated as equal of US
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Xi Jinping expects China to be treated as equal of US

Ian Bremmer shares his perspective on global politics on World In 60 Seconds (aka Around the World in 180 Seconds) and discusses Xi Jinping's message to the US, Russia's buildup at the Ukraine border, and Cuba's new leader.