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​A view of Iranian-flagged cargo ship Touska from USS Spruance (DDG 111) in a location given as the north Arabian Sea, in this screen capture from a video released on April 19, 2026.
What We're Watching

US expands its blockade, Argentina’s Milei seeks electoral reforms, EU finally greenlights massive loan to Ukraine

The US Navy isn’t just intercepting Iranian-linked ships outside the Strait of Hormuz. It’s redirecting Iranian-linked ships in Asian waters, too.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at the National Diet in Tokyo on April 17, 2026.
What We're Watching

Japan loosens arms export restrictions, Hungary’s Magyar shows nationalist streak, Trump looks for new friends in Europe

Tokyo announced on Tuesday that it will remove restrictions on arms exports to countries with which it already has defense agreements, escalating its feud with Beijing.

​Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Leader of the Dutch Party for Freedom Geert Wilders, French far-right leader Marine Le Pen, and Italy's deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Matteo Salvini in Budapest, Hungary, on March 23, 2026.
Analysis

Has far-right populism peaked in Europe?

Viktor Orbán’s defeat in Sunday’s Hungarian election could be a tipping point on the continent.

Hungary’s Orbán concedes election defeat
Quick Take

Hungary’s Orbán concedes election defeat

After 16 years in power, Hungary’s Viktor Orbán has been decisively voted out, losing in a landslide to challenger Péter Magyar. But this wasn’t a shift to the left. In Quick Take, Ian Bremmer breaks down what Orbán’s defeat means for Hungary, Europe, and global politics.

Tisza leader ​Peter Magyar delivers a speech in Budapest, Hungary, on April 12, 2026, after Hungarians vote in a general election.
What We're Watching

Hungary’s Orbán ousted from power, Pope heads to Africa amid Trump spat, Iran war looms over DC bank meetings

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in Budapest, Hungary, on March 23, 2026.
What We're Watching

Hungary’s Orbán faces judgment day, Peru to hold another presidential election, Cuba’s leader isn’t quitting

Krastev: The Iran war is fracturing Europe's far right
GZERO World Clips

Krastev: The Iran war is fracturing Europe's far right

Ivan Krastev warns that the Iran war has made Trump's most loyal European allies start to see the US as a threat.

How Viktor Orbán went from pro-democratic dissident to authoritarian strongman
GZERO World with Ian Bremmer

How Viktor Orbán went from pro-democratic dissident to authoritarian strongman

Ivan Krastev traces the unlikely arc of Viktor Orbán, from liberal dissident to illiberal nationalist, and explains why he's closer to Putin than Trump.

What a Viktor Orbán loss would mean for Trump
GZERO World with Ian Bremmer

What a Viktor Orbán loss would mean for Trump

Political scientist Ivan Krastev joins Ian Bremmer to explain why the Hungarian election on April 12th may be the most consequential vote in Europe this year, and what an Orbán loss would mean for Trump, Putin, and the global far right.

Viktor Orbán will lose re-election. But will he leave?
The Debrief

Viktor Orbán will lose re-election. But will he leave?

Hungarians go to the polls on April 12, and all signs are pointing to a historic defeat for Viktor Orbán, the country's strongman populist leader for the past 16 years and President Trump's closest European ally, says Eurasia Group's Europe expert Mujtaba Rahman.