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Odds of NATO-Russia war rising
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Odds of NATO-Russia war rising

Russia's war in Ukraine has dramatically raised the odds of a direct confrontation with NATO due to Western sanctions against Moscow. Russia now considers NATO to be its enemy, and vice versa, former US Ambassador to NATO Ivo Daalder tells Ian Bremmer on GZERO World.In fact, Daalder explains, Russian military aggression is a very real and present danger.

Ian Bremmer: Risk of nuclear crisis in 2022 is too high
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Ian Bremmer: Risk of nuclear crisis in 2022 is too high

The White House believes that there is a 20% chance of another Cuban Missile Crisis "in the next eight weeks" with Russia, Ian Bremmer said at an event at the Asia Society in New York on Monday. While Bremmer doesn't see as high a chance that Putin would risk using nuclear weapons, he added, "Either way, those numbers are way too freaking high." The even bigger risk, he points out, is that not enough is being done to manage the unprecedented danger from Russia in the medium term.

Cuban Missile Crisis turns 60
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Cuban Missile Crisis turns 60

Sixty years ago, the world got as close it's ever been to nuclear war. For 13 days, the US and the USSR played a dangerous cat-and-mouse game over Soviet nuclear missiles parked in Cuba. The Cold War nearly got hot.

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Another nuclear showdown?

Sixty years ago on Friday, the US and the USSR found themselves in a nose-to-nose nuclear crisis. What lessons does the Cuban Missile Crisis have for us now?

How close are we to a second Cuban Missile Crisis?
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How close are we to a second Cuban Missile Crisis?

Will China's Communist Party Congress be a game changer? As the 60th anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis approaches, how should the world react to this new nuclear threat from Putin? With oil workers striking, is Iran on the cusp of another revolution? Ian Bremmer shares his insights on global politics this week on World In :60.