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A drone view of families of hostages and their supporters protesting ahead of the two-year anniversary of the deadly October 7, 2023 attack on Israel by Hamas, demanding the immediate release of all hostages and the end of the war in Gaza, in Tel Aviv, Israel, October 4, 2025.
Hard Numbers

Hard Numbers: Israelis want war to end, “Czech Trump” wins elections, China-India flights resume, The Free Press goes mainstream

66: A new poll by the Israel Democracy Institute shows 66% of Israelis say it’s time to end the war in Gaza, up 13 points from last October.

​Map of electoral shifts in Canada
GZERO North

Graphic Truth: Over 60 ridings flip as Liberals retain power

Canada’s election on Monday was marked by unexpected twists from start to finish. While the Liberals staged a comeback to claim a fourth successive mandate to govern, voters at the local level triggered major changes: 60 ridings threw out their incumbent parties, leading to some unexpected upsets.

The appeal of free speech social media platforms like Parler
Tech in 60 Seconds

The appeal of free speech social media platforms like Parler

Watch as Nicholas Thompson, editor-in-chief of WIRED, explains what's going on in technology news:

What is Parler? Why are people moving off Facebook to new social sites? The US government said the election was the most secure in American history. Do you agree? How did we get here after the failures of 2016?

The GOP siding with Trump is hardly a threat to democracy
The Red Pen

The GOP siding with Trump is hardly a threat to democracy

Columnist Max Boot writes in The Washington Post that by humoring Trump, the GOP is enabling authoritarianism. Ian Bremmer and Eurasia Group's Jon Lieber take out The Red Pen to argue that, while disappointing, the kowtowing is unlikely to damage US democracy.

Trump's choices depend on money & leverage; COVID vaccine news is a big deal
ask ian

Trump's choices depend on money & leverage; COVID vaccine news is a big deal

Ian Bremmer shares his perspective on global politics on this week's World In (More Than) 60 Seconds:

Number one, Trump will not concede the election. What happens now? With Pfizer and BioNTech announcing a 90% effective COVID vaccine, what happens next? Will the peace deal between Armenia and Azerbaijan last?

GZERO Live: America's uncertain future post-election
Events

GZERO Live: America's uncertain future post-election

With the winner of the US presidential election still up in the air, America faces an uncertain future. What do the results so far tell us about what's in store for the next four years? And what do they mean for the state of US democracy? Our experts tackled these and other tough questions — including what comes next for PUPPET REGIME — in a livestream discussion.

Quick Take: The election is serious, but don't panic
Quick Take

Quick Take: The election is serious, but don't panic

Ian Bremmer's Quick Take:

It's going to be a tough time for the United States. But to be clear, we are not on the brink of becoming an authoritarian state. We are not about to be a Banana Republic. We are not on the verge of collapse. Instead, we are very divided. A lot of people are hurting.