global leadership

A global leadership void and ongoing wars

A global leadership void and ongoing wars

Ian Bremmer's Quick Take: We're facing a global leadership void, says Ian Bremmer. The US and China have not been able to end the wars between Russia and Ukraine and in the Middle East. Where will that take us geopolitically?

The US no longer wants to be the world's policeman

The US no longer wants to be the world's policeman

Ian Bremmer's Quick Take: Now that the war in Afghanistan is just about concluded, less than 24 hours before all of the remaining American troops wrap up their mission in Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, after over 100,000, mostly Afghan civilians, as well as American and coalition partners evacuated from the country. One thing to point to is just how much the United States and the American people have changed in interests, in what presence, what the role, what the mission of the United States globally is and should be.

Biden-Putin summit: US wants predictability; G7's strong COVID response

Biden-Putin summit: US wants predictability; G7's strong COVID response

What topics will be in focus at the G7 summit? What do you make of the EU joining the US in a push to investigate the origins of coronavirus? With Biden and Putin to meet next week, in Geneva, what does each want from the summit? Ian Bremmer shares his perspective on global politics this week.

The politics of a mask & the global fight against the coronavirus

The politics of a mask & the global fight against the coronavirus

Imagine you're a crew member aboard a space craft. Beyond the safety of the hull lay a hostile wilderness, devoid of oxygen and home to a deadly mix of photons and cosmic rays. That's the thinking behind an old philosophy to which the Covid-19 pandemic has breathed new life. It's called Spaceship Earth. The idea: we're all hurdling through space together with no escape capsule, so planetary problems have to be addressed for everyone's sake. In commentary for the latest episode of GZERO World, Ian Bremmer is taking a look at the challenges and opportunities of the COVID-19 pandemic. The worst crisis of our lifetime is affecting every country, race, and ethnicity.