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US President Donald Trump and ​Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman at the Saudi-US Investment Forum, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on May 13, 2025.
Analysis

The Saudi crown prince returns to Washington

For the first time in seven years, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman is returning to Washington, DC, this week. It is now the great power-chess game between the US and China, rather than oil, that is making the Washington and Riyadh join forces.

​Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on September 10, 2025.
Analysis

Could Saudi Arabia join the Abraham Accords?

There are a lot of good vibes between the United States and Saudi Arabia right now. Whether that stretches to the Riyadh normalizing relations with Israel is another matter.

GZERO 2023 game changers
Analysis

Top 10 game changers of 2023

Whether you win or lose, in politics it is still how you play the game that matters. This year, several global players not only played the game, but they changed it in significant and surprising ways. Join us as we revisit some of the most pivotal moments, figures, and trends of the year in geopolitics.

Putin, MBS, and Kim Jong-Un review this winter's films
Puppet Regime

Putin, MBS, and Kim Jong-Un review this winter's films

The three dictators give thumbs up or down to the holiday season's biggest blockbusters! #PUPPETREGIME

What Mohammed bin Salman wants for Christmas
Puppet Regime

What Mohammed bin Salman wants for Christmas

What do you get for the millennial autocrat who has... everything? #PUPPETREGIME

​Representatives from more than 40 countries, including China, India, and the U.S., pose for a group picture as they attend talks in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Europe

Ukraine War: Any closer to peace after Jeddah talks?

The Ukraine diplomatic sweepstakes continued this weekend as representatives from more than 40 countries gathered in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to try to forge a path toward peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine. While Russia wasn’t invited, Volodymyr Zelensky said he hoped the talks would lead to a summit later this year and an endorsement of his 10-point formula for peace.


MBS: A Barbie girl living in a Saudi world
Puppet Regime

MBS: A Barbie girl living in a Saudi world

A movie about building a dream world to explore fourth-wave feminism? MBS will be first in line for tickets

What's Vladimir Putin reading these days?
Puppet Regime

What's Vladimir Putin reading these days?

Forget Goodreads. The president of Russia and other world leaders give us their summer reading recommendations. #PUPPETREGIME

Syria'n President Bashar Assad
News

Once frozen out, Bashar Assad is back in

Over the past decade, few Arab leaders have been willing to go anywhere near Syrian dictator Bashar Assad. Sure, he managed to hold on to a few friends – like Iran and Russia – but for the most part, the Syrian president has been considered persona non grata by regional bigwigs. Why is that changing?

Police secures the area in Berlin after 25 suspected members and supporters of a far-right group were detained during raids across Germany.
News

What We’re Watching: German coup plotters, Peru’s self-coup, Xi’s Saudi visit, TSMC’s big investment

What We’re Watching: German coup plotters, Peru’s self-coup, Xi’s Saudi visit, TSMC’s big investment