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Is the US-China relationship reaching a breaking point?
Quick Take

Is the US-China relationship reaching a breaking point?

In his latest Quick Take, Ian Bremmer examines the stability of US-China relations and why he believes the period of relative calm between the two countries may be coming to an end.

What the Trump-Xi meeting means for US-China relations
Quick Take

What the Trump-Xi meeting means for US-China relations

In this Quick Take, Ian Bremmer weighs in on the Trump-Xi meeting in South Korea, calling it “a truce, not a breakthrough.”

Medical workers treat injured people at Ameth Bek hospital after a drone strike on a market in the disputed Abyei region along the border between South Sudan and Sudan, October 19, 2026.
What We're Watching

South Sudan suffers drone strike, Romania finally gets a government, Colombia revives sea beef with Nicaragua

South Sudan is accusing neighboring Sudan of launching a drone strike that killed at least 73 people at a market in Abyei, a disputed, oil-rich region of roughly 4,000 square miles claimed by both countries.

​US President Donald Trump attends a bilateral meeting with China's President Xi Jinping during the G20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan, June 29, 2019.
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China vows retaliation as US tariffs take effect

With the Trump administration’s reciprocal tariffs taking effect on Wednesday, the US’s largest trading partner, China, has signaled that it is not backing down from a trade war.

Can you get by with a little help from your friends?
Living Beyond Borders Articles

Can you get by with a little help from your friends?

So, are we in a new Cold War or not?
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So, are we in a new Cold War or not?

As top US and Chinese diplomats meet for the first time with Joe Biden in the White House, there's growing chatter on whether both sides are slipping into a new "Cold War." Here's why this confrontation is different from last century's US-Soviet faceoff.

The Great Decoupling
GZERO World with Ian Bremmer

The Great Decoupling

The US and China are going their separate ways in technology. Cybersecurity policy and China digital economy expert Samm Sacks explains what it will mean for consumers and for countries forced to pick sides in the cyber battle.