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AI access, policy, and education
Paris Peace Forum

AI access, policy, and education

As AI adoption accelerates globally, questions of equity and access are coming to the forefront. Speaking with GZERO’s Tony Maciulis on the sidelines of the 2025 Paris Peace Forum, Chris Sharrock, Vice President of UN Affairs and International Organizations at Microsoft, discusses the role of technology in addressing global challenges.

​French President Emmanuel Macron speaks to the members of the media, after arriving by plane to attend the Gaza Peace Summit, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, October 13, 2025.
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Hard Numbers: Macron digs in his heels, Mali puts a retaliatory tax on US visitors, Ecuador’s fuel protests heat up, Nobel Prize for Economics criticize protectionism

2: French President Emmanuel Macron rejected calls to resign as his fragile government faces two no-confidence votes this week.

America’s short-term wins vs. long-term risks
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America’s short-term wins vs. long-term risks

The US economy looks unstoppable, with booming markets, surging productivity, and foreign investment pouring in. In this Quick Take, Ian Bremmer warns that short-term success may hide long-term dangers.

College graduate unemployment rate. College grads face higher jobless rate - infographic
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The collapse of the college premium

“Pain and agony and suffering,” wrote Sam Angel, about his job hunt. He recently graduated with a masters in Cold War military history from Columbia University in New York, having decided to go right into a masters program after finishing undergrad.

Trump targets Harvard: What's at stake for US education & international students?
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Trump targets Harvard: What's at stake for US education & international students?

In this Quick Take, Ian Bremmer breaks down Donald Trump’s escalating battle with Harvard and his threat to cut federal funding and suspend international student visas.

Graphic Truth: Losing the numbers game
Graphic Truth

Graphic Truth: Losing the numbers game

US competitiveness in education is slipping. In 2022, the US ranked 34th in global math performance, according to the OECD PISA assessment of 15-year-olds in 81 countries. Canada ranked ninth, despite also seeing a decline.

A protester stands near the US Department of Education headquarters after the agency said it would lay off nearly half its staff.
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The battle over Department of Education cuts intensifies

The US Department of Education, which Donald Trump has sought to dismantle, is laying off roughly half of its 4,100-strong workforce. But attorneys general in Democratic states are pushing back.

​A person walks in front of the Department of Education building in Washington, DC, on Feb. 4, 2025.
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GZERO Explains: How did the US Department of Education become so controversial?

President Donald Trump has said he wants to close the Department of Education. What is the history of the federal government's involvement in public education, and what impact could the White House have on it?

Hard Numbers: Deepfakes and pig butchering, Murati starts fundraising, Checking students’ work, The nuclear option, Perplexity’s money moves
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Hard Numbers: Deepfakes and pig butchering, Murati starts fundraising, Checking students’ work, The nuclear option, Perplexity’s money moves

​A statue of McGill University founder James McGill is seen on the campus in Montreal, October 2, 2009.
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Trouble on the northern border

In recent years, Canadian universities and colleges have increasingly relied on foreign students, who pay higher tuition than Canadians, to deal with funding shortfalls.