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Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at the National Diet in Tokyo on April 17, 2026.
What We're Watching

Japan loosens arms export restrictions, Hungary’s Magyar shows nationalist streak, Trump looks for new friends in Europe

Tokyo announced on Tuesday that it will remove restrictions on arms exports to countries with which it already has defense agreements, escalating its feud with Beijing.

Graphic Truth: Spain’s unique path on immigration
Graphic Truth

Graphic Truth: Spain’s unique path on immigration

While most European countries have tightened their border policies in recent years, Spain is going in the opposite direction.

​Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Leader of the Dutch Party for Freedom Geert Wilders, French far-right leader Marine Le Pen, and Italy's deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Matteo Salvini in Budapest, Hungary, on March 23, 2026.
Analysis

Has far-right populism peaked in Europe?

Viktor Orbán’s defeat in Sunday’s Hungarian election could be a tipping point on the continent.

Hungary’s Orbán concedes election defeat
Quick Take

Hungary’s Orbán concedes election defeat

After 16 years in power, Hungary’s Viktor Orbán has been decisively voted out, losing in a landslide to challenger Péter Magyar. But this wasn’t a shift to the left. In Quick Take, Ian Bremmer breaks down what Orbán’s defeat means for Hungary, Europe, and global politics.

Krastev: The Iran war is fracturing Europe's far right
GZERO World Clips

Krastev: The Iran war is fracturing Europe's far right

Ivan Krastev warns that the Iran war has made Trump's most loyal European allies start to see the US as a threat.

Top defense budgets globally compared the US​
Graphic Truth

US defense spending vs. the world

China has boosted its defense spending 13-fold over the past three decades, modernizing its weapons and military into a force capable of operating beyond its borders.

What a Viktor Orbán loss would mean for Trump
GZERO World with Ian Bremmer

What a Viktor Orbán loss would mean for Trump

Political scientist Ivan Krastev joins Ian Bremmer to explain why the Hungarian election on April 12th may be the most consequential vote in Europe this year, and what an Orbán loss would mean for Trump, Putin, and the global far right.

Viktor Orbán's last stand, and the future of Europe's far right with Ivan Krastev
GZERO World with Ian Bremmer Podcast

Viktor Orbán's last stand, and the future of Europe's far right with Ivan Krastev

Ian Bremmer sits down with Ivan Krastev, Chairman of the Centre for Liberal Strategies and political scientist, to discuss Hungary's consequential upcoming election and what it means for the far right globally.

How the Iran war is affecting Europe’s economy
GZERO Europe

How the Iran war is affecting Europe’s economy

In this episode of GZERO Europe, Carl Bildt examines how the war in Iran is driving up energy prices, fueling inflation, and raising stagflation fears across Europe.

​German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer sit at the start of the E-3 meeting in Munich, Germany, on February 13, 2026.
Analysis

Europe holds Iran position – for now

Until now, Europe has kept out of the Iran war. But with Iran attempting to hit the UK island of Diego Garcia on Friday, and fears growing that US President Donald Trump will forget about Ukraine, that calculus may have changed.