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​ZOHRAN MAMDANI, Rama Duwaji, MIRA NAIR, MAMOOD MAMDANI during an election night event at The Brooklyn Paramount Theater in the Brooklyn borough of New York, US, on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025.
Analysis

Calm down about Zohran Mamdani

Last Tuesday, a self-identified democratic socialist who ran on making New York affordable for the 99% won the city’s mayoral race in a landslide, defeating former Governor Andrew Cuomo. And the reactions have been predictably hysterical.

Zohran Mamdani and America's political future
ask ian

Zohran Mamdani and America's political future

In this episode of Ask Ian, Ian Bremmer analyzes one of the leading contenders in New York City’s upcoming mayoral race: Zohran Mamdani.

Election season is here
Analysis

Election season is here

As we race toward the end of 2025, voters in over a dozen countries will head to the polls for elections that have major implications for their populations and political movements globally.

The state of America's political parties
Ian Explains

The state of America's political parties

On Ian Explains, Ian Bremmer breaks down the current state of America’s political parties—why the GOP is united behind President Trump and why Democratic infighting has become an existential battle

​Democratic mayoral candidates Andrew Cuomo, Zohran Mamdani, and Whitney Tilson following the Democratic mayoral primary debate on June 4, 2025, in New York City.
Analysis

How Israel made it onto the ballot in the NYC mayoral race

New York City residents head to the polls today to vote in the Democratic primary election for mayor.

​Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini at the European Council in Brussels, Belgium, on December 11, 2017.
What We're Watching

What We’re Watching: Pressure on Israel, Jitters in Bolivia, Podcasts for Democrats

The UK and EU threatened Tuesday to revise trade ties with Israel unless PM Benjamin Netanyahu stops the new offensive in the Gaza Strip and allows sufficient humanitarian aid into the besieged enclave.

Chris Van Hollen sitting with Kilmar Abrego Garcia as they talk | GZERO World with Ian Bremmer - the podcast
GZERO World with Ian Bremmer Podcast

Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen on why he went to El Salvador and what's next

Listen: In the latest episode of the GZERO World podcast, Ian Bremmer sits down with Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen to unpack what he calls a constitutional crisis unfolding under the Trump administration.

​US Vice President and Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris speaks alongside President Joe Biden at Prince George's Community College in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, on August 15, 2024.
Analysis

Democrats still don’t have a plan – or a leader – for the future

Today’s Democratic Party is devoid of leadership and strategy, with no clear plan for how to take on the president or win future elections. As a result, the Dems risk further fragmentation as they desperately try to regain their footing ahead of the 2026 midterms and beyond.