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Ian Explains: Why is Russia trying to starve the world?
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Ian Explains: Why is Russia trying to starve the world?

Why is Russia trying to starve the world? Nearly a year-and-a-half into its invasion of Ukraine—after the massacre of civilians in the Kyiv suburb of Bucha, after the indiscriminate shelling of Europe’s largest nuclear plant in Zaporizhzhia, and after the torture of countless Ukrainian POWs—Moscow’s latest move may be its cruelest so far.

Who's to blame for sky-high food prices?
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Who's to blame for sky-high food prices?

More than a year after Russia's war in Ukraine, have we turned from not enough food to more expensive food for all? How is this having different impacts in the developed and developing world?

A vendor arranges onions for sale at a market in Lagos, Nigeria.
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Why food prices remain high

Thanks to the war in Ukraine and the pandemic before it, food inflation remains sky-high throughout much of the world. With the Black Sea grain deal set to expire on March 18, we take a look at global food security in 2023 with Eurasia Group expert Peter Ceretti.

​People in Hong Kong hold sheets of paper in protest over coronavirus disease restrictions in mainland China.
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What We’re Watching: China's zero-COVID shift, Russia's fertilizer deal, Ramaphosa's corruption probe, EU's oil wrangling

The perils of depending on food imports: UN Foundation chief
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The perils of depending on food imports: UN Foundation chief

We all know there's a global food crisis due to the impact of shortages of Russian and Ukrainian grain, fertilizers, and fuel. But UN Foundation chief Elizabeth Cousens thinks high prices are hurting some countries even more. While addressing famine is the top priority, Cousens says in a Global Stage livestream conversation that the long-term plan should be "laying the foundation for a much more resilient, equitable food system."

David Malpass: I'm not a climate denier
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David Malpass: I'm not a climate denier

World Bank President David Malpass has come under a political firestorm over his views on climate change science. But is he a climate denier? No way, he tells Ian Bremmer on GZERO World when asked about the elephant in the room. Meanwhile, the institution Malpass leads has, among many priorities, two big crises to deal with: energy and food.

Is the global food crisis here to stay?
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Is the global food crisis here to stay?

The mood surrounding the annual UN General Assembly kickoff this week has been grim. In 2022, with total war returned to Europe and the global pandemic having scrambled supply chains, the food crisis is where the conversation is at.

António Guterres: the world won’t have enough food in 2023 without Russian fertilizer
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António Guterres: the world won’t have enough food in 2023 without Russian fertilizer

The UN- and Turkey-brokered deal with Russia to unblock Ukrainian grain exports stuck at Black Sea ports was a big success for the United Nations — and for Secretary-General António Guterres. The UN chief tells Ian Bremmer on GZERO World that this year we have enough food. But we may not in 2023 if we don't fix the Russian fertilizer market soon.

What We’re Watching: Ukraine's gains, Democrats' midterm odds, IMF to offer food aid
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What We’re Watching: Ukraine's gains, Democrats' midterm odds, IMF to offer food aid

Ian Bremmer: Global middle class erosion making people hungrier — and angrier
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Ian Bremmer: Global middle class erosion making people hungrier — and angrier

Until recently, global development had been defined by globalization, especially when it comes to a growing middle class and poverty reduction. Not anymore, Eurasia Group President Ian Bremmer said during a livestream conversation about the global food crisis hosted by GZERO Media in partnership with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.