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​US President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi arrive at the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN-73) in Yokosuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, on October 28, 2025.
Analysis

Bombs away: Are we entering a new nuclear arms race?

Last Thursday, US President Donald Trump announced that Washington will restart nuclear weapons testing, raising fears that it could end a 33-year moratorium on nuclear-warhead testing.

US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping talk in Busan, South Korea, on October 30, 2025.
Analysis

The gaps in the Trump-Xi trade truce

After months of escalating tensions, US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping reached a trade truce at their meeting in South Korea on Thursday. Several long-term issues remain unresolved, though.

India vs. Pakistan: Rising tensions in South Asia
GZERO World with Ian Bremmer

India vs. Pakistan: Rising tensions in South Asia

Following a terrorist attack in Kashmir last spring, India and Pakistan, both nuclear powers, exchanged military strikes in an alarming escalation. Former Pakistani Foreign Minister Hina Khar joins Ian Bremmer on GZERO World to discuss Pakistan’s perspective in the simmering conflict.

A photo of a woman walking in front of Pakistan flag with GZERO World Podcast logo superimposed on top.
GZERO World with Ian Bremmer Podcast

Pakistan needs to stand up to India, says former Foreign Minister Hina Khar

Former Pakistani Foreign Minster Hina Khar joins Ian Bremmer on the GZERO World Podcast to discuss the intense, four-day conflict with India last spring, Pakistan’s perspective, and the dangers of rapidly escalating tensions between two nuclear-armed nations.

Why India and Pakistan can't get along
Ian Explains

Why India and Pakistan can't get along

A military confrontation between India and Pakistan in May nearly pushed the two nuclear-armed countries to the brink of war. On Ian Explains, Ian Bremmer breaks down the complicated history of the India-Pakistan conflict, one of the most contentious and bitter rivalries in the world.

​Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran, Iran, on July 16, 2025.
Analysis

Iran’s next act?

Twelve days of war earlier this summer demonstrated that Iran has little capacity to defend its cities or its nuclear facilities from Israeli and US strikes. But it still likely retains some uranium supplies, so it has options.

US ​President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba at the White House on February 7, 2025.
Analysis

Enemies to allies: The US and Japan 80 years after Hiroshima

Eighty years ago this week, the US dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, killing more than 200,000 people, mostly civilians. It was the first and, so far, only use of nuclear weapons in war.

China's stockpiling nukes. Should we be worried?
GZERO World Clips

China's stockpiling nukes. Should we be worried?

China is stockpiling nuclear warheads at record speed. On GZERO World, Ian Bremmer and Admiral James Stavridis discuss the risk of China joining the club of major nuclear superpowers.

The dangerous new nuclear arms race
GZERO World with Ian Bremmer

The dangerous new nuclear arms race

The world is entering a new nuclear era—one that’s more chaotic and dangerous than the last, raising the risk of catastrophe. Ian Bremmer discusses the growing nuclear risk with Admiral James Stavridis on the latest episode of GZERO World.

An image of a South Korean soldier standing under a display of North and South Korea's missiles with the GZERO World Podcast logo superimposed on top.
GZERO World with Ian Bremmer Podcast

The return of the nuclear threat, with Admiral James Stavridis

Faith in the US nuclear umbrella is wavering and adversaries are stockpiling their arsenals. How worried should we be?