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China plays the long game, Cuba faces mounting US pressure
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China plays the long game, Cuba faces mounting US pressure

In the first edition of “ask ian” Live, Ian Bremmer takes questions directly from the GZERO community on two geopolitical flashpoints: China’s strategic patience and the US campaign to squeeze Cuba economically.

The teen girl tapped to rule North Korea next
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The teen girl tapped to rule North Korea next

Kim Jong Un is preparing his daughter Kim Ju Ae, reportedly around 12 years old, as a potential successor, something that would break every precedent in the Kim dynasty's 80-year history.

Iran war ceasefire holds … for now | Quick Take
Quick Take

Iran war ceasefire holds … for now | Quick Take

Two months into the Iran war, the shooting has stopped … for now. In Quick Take, Ian Bremmer explains that the fragile ceasefire between the United States and Iran is holding, with both sides avoiding direct confrontation while continuing to apply pressure in other ways. The US blockade remains in place, and Iran is still disrupting key shipping routes, underscoring just how tenuous the situation really is.

What China wants from Trump's Beijing visit
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What China wants from Trump's Beijing visit

Wall Street Journal Beijing bureau chief Jonathan Cheng says China has already won the tariff standoff, and the upcoming Trump-Xi Summit is a chance to project something bigger: that Beijing, not Washington, is the world's reliable partner.

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.

How the Iran war is reshaping the global economy
GZERO World with Ian Bremmer

How the Iran war is reshaping the global economy

Harvard economist and former IMF Deputy Managing Director Gita Gopinath explains how Iran war is creating a surge in energy costs that's rippling through the global economy and pushing prices higher across everything from fuel to food.

Assessing the Iran War's "structural damage" with Harvard economist Gita Gopinath
GZERO World with Ian Bremmer Podcast

Assessing the Iran War's "structural damage" with Harvard economist Gita Gopinath

On the GZERO World Podcast, Ian Bremmer sits down with Harvard economist and former IMF Deputy Managing Director Gita Gopinath to unpack how the conflict is rippling through the global economy. As oil and gas prices surge, inflation is climbing, adding new costs for households and businesses and putting pressure on growth worldwide.

Krastev: The Iran war is fracturing Europe's far right
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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 Hungary's Orbán built his empire, and why it's cracking
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How Hungary's Orbán built his empire, and why it's cracking

Ian Bremmer breaks down how Viktor Orbán built Europe's most durable nationalist empire, and why a single election could bring it all crashing down.

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.