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East and West German citizens celebrate as they climb the Berlin Wall after the opening of the East German border was announced, on November 9, 1989.
Analysis

You had to be there: How our memories shape our politics

An increasingly small proportion of each country’s population was alive during some of the most seminal moments in 20th-century history, altering the worldviews of today’s electorates.

Requisitioned Cabs used at the Battle of the Marne, 1914
Analysis

Now + Then: The Miracle on the Marne

On this day 110 years ago, French and British forces along the Marne River were suffering through arguably the most important battle of World War I – an early clash that saved Paris and broke the German war plan but also ushered in the horrors of trench warfare.

​Reich President Paul von Hindenburg and Reich Chancellor Adolf Hitler are greeted by the people with the Nazi salute on the occasion of the Day of Commemoration of Heroes on 25 February 1934.
Analysis

The night Hitler consolidated totalitarian power

How do democracies fall? They implode.

​Taiwan honour guards march in front of a statue of Chinese Nationalist Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek at a changing of the guards ceremony on October 27, 2003. Chiang's widow, Soong May-ling, died aged 106 in New York last week. Family members are considering whether to bury the former first lady in the United States, Taiwan or China.
Analysis

Why Taiwan struggles to move past Chiang Kai-shek’s legacy

Taiwan’s government has pledged to remove over 700 statues of Chiang Kai-shek, the former leader responsible for Taiwan’s independence and decades of authoritarian rule.

Soldiers of the seven newest NATO members parade during a ceremony marking the expansion of NATO's membership from 19 countries to 26 at the alliance headquarters in Brussels April 2, 2004. NATO foreign ministers participated in an event marking the formal accession of the seven newest members, Bulgaria, Estonia Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia and Slonevia.
Analysis

NATO turns 75. Will it make it to 80?

Seventy-five years ago today, 12 leaders from the US, Canada, and Western Europe signed the North Atlantic Treaty, creating the world’s most powerful military alliance: NATO

A soldier stands next to a dummy tank in May 1944.
Analysis

The tricksters who saved lives during World War II

Few April Fool's Day pranks could hold a candle to the tricks of the US “Ghost Army,” a group of World War II soldiers whose knack for illusion saved tens of thousands of lives.

image of Yuval Noah Harari with GZERO World with ian bremmer - the podcast
GZERO World with Ian Bremmer Podcast

Why the world isn't fair: Yuval Noah Harari on AI, Ukraine, and Gaza

Listen: In the latest episode of the GZERO World Podcast, Ian Bremmer sits with bestselling author and historian Yuval Noah Harari to delve into the transformative power of storytelling, the existential challenges posed by AI, the critical geopolitical stakes of the Ukraine conflict, and the complexities of the Israeli-Palestinian situation, while also exploring personal and societal strategies for navigating an era of unprecedented change and advocating for mindfulness and ethical awareness.

AI doesn’t understand race – or history
GZERO AI

AI doesn’t understand race – or history

Google has temporarily paused public access to its text-to-image tool — and publicly apologized — because, uh, it had some diversity problems.

At the Munich Security Conference, Trump isn't the only elephant in the room
Global Stage

At the Munich Security Conference, Trump isn't the only elephant in the room

Trump is just part of a ‘herd’ of elephants in the room at this year’s Munich Security Conference, says the forum’s vice-chairman and CEO Benedikt Franke.

Palestinian militants from Hamas march during a Hamas rally in Nosirat refugee camp in Gaza Strip April 1, 2005. Islamic militant group Hamas is discussing whether it might join a Palestinian government after contesting parliamentary elections for the first time this July, the faction said on Thursday.
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Hamas: What is it?

Hamas’ attacks on Israel last weekend have focused global attention on the Gaza-based militant group. Here’s what you need to know.