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Notre Dame, politics, and playing by their own rules
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Notre Dame, politics, and playing by their own rules

In this episode of "ask ian," Ian Bremmer breaks down Notre Dame football.

​Rescue and search operations continue in Kyiv, Ukraine, on August 28, 2025.
Hard Numbers

Hard Numbers: Russia strikes Kyiv’s residential areas, Shooting at Minneapolis school mass, Soccer giants dumped out of cup, US economy rolls on

​Palestinians mourn the loss of their loved ones killed in Nasser Hospital for after Israel opened fire at Palestinians trying to reach the points in the southern Gaza Strip, on July 30, 2025.
Hard Numbers

Hard Numbers: Gaza aid point killings climb, Oz slashes student debt, Buddha gems head back to India, DRC launches Big Barça sponsorship

​Chelsea players celebrate next to US President Donald Trump after winning the Club World Cup final in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on July 13, 2025.
Analysis

Three things we learned from the Club World Cup

London-based, American-owned Chelsea stunned Qatari-owned, French-based Paris Saint-Germain in the Club World Cup final yesterday, but the dress rehearsal for next year’s World Cup faced some hiccups.

Survivors of the KMP Tunu Pratama Jaya ferry sinking wait to be identified by officers at Gilimanuk port, after the ferry carrying 65 people sank near the Indonesian island of Bali, in Bali, Indonesia, July 3, 2025.
Hard Numbers

HARD NUMBERS: Indonesian ferry sinks, Mercosur discusses long-stalled EU deal, Liverpool striker dies in car accident, French air traffic controllers walk off the job

From football fields to classrooms: How FC Barcelona is reentering the political fray
Analysis

From football fields to classrooms: How FC Barcelona is reentering the political fray

The famed Catalonian club, FC Barcelona, is establishing youth football schools in the Kurdish areas of Iraq and Syria, with the aim of promoting “social cohesion” and stemming radicalization.

OPINION: Here’s why I can’t watch soccer like a normal person
Analysis

OPINION: Here’s why I can’t watch soccer like a normal person

Politics and history have a way of intruding on – even ruining – everything for me, and these days, it’s soccer’s turn.

British PM Rishi Sunak and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen shake hands at Windsor Guildhall, Britain, February 27, 2023.
News

What We’re Watching: Post-Brexit trade, West Bank chaos, Nigeria’s vote count, Teddies for Turkey

A historic post-Brexit breakthrough; West Bank on the brink; Nigerian election count walk-out; Teddy bears for quake survivor kids in Turkey

Can sports fans save America?
GZERO Reports

Can sports fans save America?

A new book called Fans Have More Friends argues that highly-engaged sports fans are less politically polarized, have greater trust in institutions, and generally live happier lives. To learn more, GZERO's Alex Kliment met up with one of the book's authors, Dave Sikorjak -- at a tailgate in Philadelphia ahead of a game between the Giants and the Eagles. It all went great until Alex got taped to the front of a bus...

Iran nuclear deal is dead
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Iran nuclear deal is dead

Is Iran's nuclear deal dead? What are the risks and opportunities for Modi as India takes over as the G-20 chair? Will MBS pump more oil after the Saudis shocked Argentina in the World Cup? Ian Bremmer shares his insights on global politics this week on World In :60.