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AI in shaping power, politics, and people
World Economic Forum

AI in shaping power, politics, and people

Will AI change the balance of power in the world? At the 2026 World Economic Forum in Davos, Ian Bremmer addresses how artificial intelligence could redefine global politics, human behavior, and societal stability.

The leadership challenge of governing AI
World Economic Forum

The leadership challenge of governing AI

At the 2026 World Economic Forum in Davos, entrepreneur Strive Masiyiwa warned that artificial intelligence is advancing faster than the global leadership needed to manage it.

Why the UN needs women in leadership
Paris Peace Forum

Why the UN needs women in leadership

Former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet says global leadership needs a different kind of leader.

Paris Peace Forum's Justin Vaïsse on a post-American world
Paris Peace Forum

Paris Peace Forum's Justin Vaïsse on a post-American world

As the United States steps back from the multilateral system it helped build, the question of global leadership grows louder: who leads next?

Ian Bremmer's State of the World 2025 speech
State of the World

Ian Bremmer's State of the World 2025 speech

Ian Bremmer delivered his annual State of the World address on October 21 in Tokyo. He surveys the year's defining geopolitical moments and offers a candid read on where we stand and where we’re headed next.

Ian Bremmer on the US election & crisis of democracy
State of the World

Ian Bremmer on the US election & crisis of democracy

With the US presidential election less than two weeks away, Ian Bremmer weighed in on who could come out on top in his "State of the World" speech at the 2024 GZERO Summit in Tokyo. Bremmer says the US faces a crisis of democracy, but who does he think will win the upcoming election? Watch to hear his prediction.

Ian Bremmer's State of the World 2024
State of the World

Ian Bremmer's State of the World 2024

Ian Bremmer delivered his highly anticipated 2024 State of the World speech on October 23 in Tokyo. Each year, he takes a look at the biggest geopolitical moments of the year and shares an honest assessment of where we are and where we’re headed.

A global leadership void and ongoing wars
Quick Take

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
Quick Take

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
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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.