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Why philanthropic foundations need to spend money (and quickly)
GZERO World Clips

Why philanthropic foundations need to spend money (and quickly)

In today's world, where global development needs are high and seismic geopolitical events have turned back the clock on so much progress, UN Foundation President Elizabeth Cousens says its the perfect time for philanthropy to step up. Indeed, there's a lot more that can be done., Cousens tells Ian Bremmer on GZERO World.

Demystifying Davos: Behind the scenes with GZERO & Microsoft
Global Stage

Demystifying Davos: Behind the scenes with GZERO & Microsoft

A behind-the-scenes look at a cool workspace that quickly became the go-to gathering spot for everyone from members of the media to heads of state in Davos, Switzerland, for the 53rd World Economic Forum. Our partner and sponsor for the Global Stage series, Microsoft, hosted a diverse array of guests throughout the week at their café, located on the Promenade directly across from the Congress Center where the mainstage Forum events take place. Microsoft’s VP of Global Public Affairs, Steve Clayton, took us on a tour of the facility.

Putin's tragic genius: war crimes & isolated Russia
Crisis Recovery

Putin's tragic genius: war crimes & isolated Russia

In a Global Stage delegate interview, on the ground in Davos, Ian Bremmer speaks to an old friend of the show, former Finnish PM Alexander Stubb. Stubb explains why Crimea is crucial for Ukraine's conception of "victory" against Russia and why Finland views its eastern neighbor with suspicion.

Fighting crimes against humanity in a world of crisis
Crisis Recovery

Fighting crimes against humanity in a world of crisis

Volker Türk, the new UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, is surprisingly candid about one of his organization's most famous shortcomings. The Security Council, which includes Russia as a permanent member, is "dysfunctional" on Ukraine. In a Global Stage delegate interview on the ground in Davos, Türk tells Ian Bremmer that believes it is critical that the Ukrainians, just as much as the Russians, abide by international human rights law.

Russian unpredictability & Finland's border threat
GZERO World Clips

Russian unpredictability & Finland's border threat

Finland isn't taking its eastern neighbor for granted. Yes, that means you, Russia. Indeed, the Finns don't one of Europe's largest standing armies to defend themselves against Sweden, former PM Alexander Stubb tells Ian Bremmer on GZERO World, on the ground in Davos.

Russia's tragic brutality and the humbling of the West
GZERO World with Ian Bremmer

Russia's tragic brutality and the humbling of the West

We returned to Davos for the World Economic Forum's annual meeting. The 2023 WEF is all about "polycrisis," which, in WEF-speak, means many crises simultaneously that compound each other like tangled knots. But how do you untangle those knots? That's a question that the world's business and political elite is struggling with a time when the globalization they adore is being questioned by the developing world.

UN official: Security Council Is “dysfunctional” - but UN is not
GZERO World Clips

UN official: Security Council Is “dysfunctional” - but UN is not

Volker Türk, the new UN High Commissioner for Human Rights is surprisingly candid about one of his organization's most famous shortcomings. In a GZERO World interview on the ground in Davos, Türk tells Ian Bremmer that the Security Council, which includes Russia as a permanent member, is "dysfunctional" on Ukraine, while the UN General Assembly has seen a sort of revival in how much it's been able to help the country.

We're in "polycrisis" (and it's not as fun as it sounds)
GZERO World Clips

We're in "polycrisis" (and it's not as fun as it sounds)

After a pandemic hiatus in 2021 and a weird summer edition last year, Davos is back in 2023. How does the World Economic Forum describe all the problems we'll likely face this year? One word: polycrisis, Ian Bremmer explains on GZERO World. That means many crises all at once, which compound each other, like tangled knots. How do we untangle those knots? That's the question many in Davos are asking, but so far few solutions seem overly promising.

How democracies nurture the growth of artificial intelligence
Digital Governance

How democracies nurture the growth of artificial intelligence

China wants order to beat the US in the race to dominate artificial intelligence. But open-ended research? No way — and that's a problem for Beijing. "If you are in a society where there are certain things that you can't ask, you don't know what you can't ask, and the penalty for asking those things you don't know that you can't ask is very high ... it will start to limit the capabilities of researchers to explore," Azeem Azhar, founder of the Exponential View newsletter, says in a Global Stage livestream conversation hosted by GZERO in partnership with Microsoft.

2023 Davos World Economic Forum | GZERO World with Ian Bremmer - the podcast
GZERO World with Ian Bremmer Podcast

Podcast: Davos, meet humility: grappling with Russia & egregious violations of international law

Listen: For the 53rd time, a tiny town called Davos in the Swiss Alps became the epicenter for discussion and debate about some of the biggest issues the world is facing. In total, 2700 leaders from 130 countries attended the 2023 World Economic Forum, including 52 heads of state. The big theme of the event this year: cooperation in a fragmented world. Is it possible?