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GZERO reveals the top 10 geopolitical game changers of 2024

2024 was a year of dramatic reversals. Some came at the ballot box, where long-ruling parties took a beating, anti-establishment figures stormed into power, or strongmen managed to see off what looked like fatal challenges. Some came on battlefields, where deadlocked conflicts began to break in one direction or another. And some came in how we think about politics and geopolitics more broadly.

Can Europe become a global superpower?
GZERO World with Ian Bremmer

Can Europe become a global superpower?

It’s a critical time for Europe. In the recent European Union elections, voters unhappy with the establishment status quo delivered historic gains for far-right, nationalist parties in countries like France and Germany. Can the 27 member states come together to address big challenges? On GZERO World with Ian Bremmer, European Parliament President Roberta Metsola discusses Europe’s future amid an ongoing migrant crisis, the war in Ukraine, and an economic slowdown.

image cuts of several musical artists and GZERO 2023 music playlists
Analysis

GZERO 2023 music playlist

It was a bumpy year, so bump and groove your way into the New Year with our 2023 playlist! We scoured the charts from Buenos Aires to Beijing for songs that captured the zeitgeist, from Ice Spice to Fela Kuti — and make you wanna boogie.

GZERO 2023 winners and losers
Analysis

2023's biggest winners and losers in global politics

Who won? Who lost? Global politics may be about how you play the game, but at the end of the day – or the year – some folks come out on top and others don’t. Here’s GZERO’s list of the biggest winners and losers of 2023. Let us know what you think, and have a Happy New Year!

Migrants trek through the Darien Gap towards the border with Panama.
What We're Watching

Sexual assault spikes in the Darién Gap

Crossing the remote, dense jungle is dangerous enough, but now the migrants face a worrying uptick in sexual assaults against women and children.

Tire tubes used as improvised lifebuoys, as well as shoes and clothes, lie in a boat in which migrants from the northern coast of Africa crossed the Mediterranean Sea to the Italian island of Lampedusa.
News

Hard Numbers: Migrant boat tragedy, Polish border build-up, new COVID strain, Indian lottery winners

The Italian Red Cross and rescue groups reported Wednesday that 41 people drowned after a boat carrying migrants capsized off Tunisia in rough seas. Just four survivors were rescued.

Line Graphs of the number of migrants accepted into various EU countries
Graphic Truth

The Graphic Truth: Where are Migrants Going in the EU?

We take a look at how the number of migrants EU countries have accepted in recent years.

Migrants use their phones to access the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in a shelter near the US-Mexico border in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico February 24, 2023.
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Hard Numbers: Glitchy US border app, Japanese no-show canned, Paris stinks, Argentina’s inflation hits triple digits

A glitchy new US government app meant to speed the processing of asylum-seekers and other migrants arriving from Mexico has a rating of just 2.5 stars on Google play.

What obligations do rich nations have when it comes to refugees?
GZERO World Clips

What obligations do rich nations have when it comes to refugees?

The recent tragedy of the migrant boat that sunk off the coast of Italy and killed 64 people raises an important question: are European leaders taking the right approach to prevent migrants from risking their lives in the first place? On GZERO World, Ian Bremmer and David Miliband, the President and CEO of the International Rescue Committee, discuss the complex and urgent nature of the migrant crisis and the need for effective solutions.