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​Lithuanian Defence Minister Laurynas Kasciunas, German Ambassador to Lithuania, Cornelius Zimmermann, Chief of the Lithuanian Armed Forces Valdemaras Rupsys and Chief of the German Army Lieutenant-General Alfons Mais attend a press conference in Vilnius, Lithuania, April 8, 2024.
Hard Numbers

Hard numbers: Germany stations troops in Lithuania, Navalny memoir emerges, Biden administration expands national parks, Israel and UN argue over truck counts

4,800: Germany has begun deploying some 4,800 troops to Lithuania, marking the first time since WWII that German forces will be based outside the country on a long-term basis.

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during the State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, U.S, March 1, 2022.
Analysis

What to watch at the State of the Union

It’s time for everyone’s favorite constitutionally-mandated-but-mostly-meaningless political exercise.

Deepfakes and dissent: How AI makes the opposition more dangerous
Digital Governance

Deepfakes and dissent: How AI makes the opposition more dangerous

Former US National Security Council advisor Fiona Hill has plenty of experience dealing with dangerous dictators – but 2024 is even throwing her some curveballs.

​FILE PHOTO: Lyudmila Navalnaya, the mother of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, and his lawyer Alexei Tsvetkov walk out of an office of the Investigative Committee's regional department in the city of Salekhard in the Yamal-Nenets Region, Russia, February 19, 2024.
What We're Watching

Navalny’s body finally comes home

Russian authorities released Alexei Navalny’s body to his mother February 24, nine days after the opposition leader died at an Arctic penal colony.

Alexei Navalny, protesters with pro-Navalny signs in English and Russian that say Alexey my hero, magnifying glass showing a hacker, "Who is next" - collage
GZERO North

Tracking anti-Navalny bot armies

In an exclusive investigation into online disinformation surrounding online reaction to Alexei Navalny's death, GZERO asks whether it is possible to track the birth of a bot army. Was Navalny's tragic death accompanied by a massive online propaganda campaign? We investigated, with the help of a company called Cyabra.

Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of Alexei Navalny, takes part in a meeting of European Union foreign ministers in Brussels, Belgium February 19, 2024.
What We're Watching

Navalny’s widow continues his fight for freedom

Yulia Navalnaya, widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, vowed to carry on her late husband's activism in defiance of Russian President Vladimir Putin, whom she blames for Navalny's death.

Understanding Navalny’s legacy inside Russia
GZERO Reports

Understanding Navalny’s legacy inside Russia

GZERO’s Alex Kliment weighs in on the impact of Russian dissident Alexei Navalny’s death globally and within Russia, where the charismatic opposition figure was less popular than Westerners might think.

Navalny's death is a message to the West
Quick Take

Navalny's death is a message to the West

Ian Bremmer's Quick Take: Ian Bremmer discusses the announcement coming from Russia that Alexei Navalny is now dead. The Russians are sending a very chilling message.

Alexei Navalny's death: A deep tragedy for Russia
GZERO Europe

Alexei Navalny's death: A deep tragedy for Russia

Alexei Navalny's death is a deep tragedy for Russia. He represented the hope of many Russians that there was something beyond this repressive, backward-looking, imperial, nostalgic, aggressive regime that is now dragging Russia down. Carl Bildt, former prime minister of Sweden, shares his perspective on European politics from the Munich Security Conference.

Navalny's death is a huge loss for democracy - NATO's Mircea Geona
GZERO World Clips

Navalny's death is a huge loss for democracy - NATO's Mircea Geona

Alexei Navalny's death is a huge loss for the democratic world and for Russians, says NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoana. Ian Bremmer was interviewing Geoana when news of Russian opposition leader Navalny’s death broke.