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Israel attacks and targets Hamas leadership in Qatar
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Israel attacks and targets Hamas leadership in Qatar

How will Israel's attack in Qatar strain US alliances?

What (or who) will replace USAID?
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What (or who) will replace USAID?

America’s retreat from global aid is leaving a massive funding gap that no other country is stepping in to fill, leaving the world’s poorest to pay the price, warns IRC president & CEO David Miliband on GZERO World with Ian Bremmer.

Israel strikes Iran: Could the US and Gulf States be pulled in?
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Israel strikes Iran: Could the US and Gulf States be pulled in?

Tensions in the Middle East escalate as Israel launches a surprise military strike against Iran, prompting international concern and speculation about broader conflict. In his latest Quick Take, Ian Bremmer calls Israel’s strike on Iran “a huge success for the Israelis” and a significant blow to Iran’s regional influence.

What is Trump after in his latest Gulf states tour?
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What is Trump after in his latest Gulf states tour?

Is Brazil drifting toward China? Will India and Pakistan's ceasefire hold? What’s Trump really after in the Gulf? Ian Bremmer shares his insights on global politics this week on World In :60.

Trump's weekend of geopolitical success
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Trump's weekend of geopolitical success

In a new Quick Take, Ian Bremmer talks about President Donald Trump's success over the weekend and his upcoming trip to the Gulf this week.

Israel’s geopolitical missteps in Gaza
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Israel’s geopolitical missteps in Gaza

Ian Bremmer's Quick Take: Over a month in and a torrent of geopolitical backlashes, the question remains: Is there anything Israel wished it had done differently in response to the Hamas attack?

Beina Lesanjir, a woman who escaped gender based violence, participates in a traditional dance at the Umoja village, Kenya.
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Hard Numbers: A Kenyan “No man’s land”, Nicaragua strips critics, Eastern migrations soar, big money Bible

The defining feature of Umoja, a village in northeastern Kenya, is that it has precisely zero men.

Biden's Saudi Arabia visit is more about strategic partnership than oil
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Biden's Saudi Arabia visit is more about strategic partnership than oil

Ian Bremmer's Quick Take: When Biden was running for the presidency, he said that Saudi Arabia should be a pariah, principally because of the assassination of Jamal Khashoggi, the civilian American and Saudi journalist that used to write for The Washington Post. Now obviously, you're making a trip to Saudi Arabia. Biden feels very sheepish about the fact that he is doing a 180 on that statement. The fact is that when you have a country that is a strategic partner of yours and has been for a long time, that also matters. And when that country behaves in ways that are more aligned with you strategically, you should recognize that and your behavior should change accordingly.

De-facto ruler no more — UAE’s new president is ambitious, sophisticated
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De-facto ruler no more — UAE’s new president is ambitious, sophisticated

Both a military man and a diplomatic heavvweight, MBZ is practical as he is ambitious.