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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.

​Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during a press conference in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Ukrainian Independence Day, Aug. 24, 2025.
Hard Numbers

Hard Numbers: Ukraine blocked from using long-range US missiles, Israeli strike on hospital, Taliban gaining legitimacy, & More

Graphic Truth: Pentagon seeks billions to restock Israeli defenses
Graphic Truth

Graphic Truth: Pentagon seeks billions to restock Israeli defenses

The Pentagon is seeking more than $3.5 billion in emergency funding to replenish US weapons and equipment for Israel, following Iran’s large-scale April 2024 missile and drone attack.

​US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth at the annual White House Easter Egg Roll event in Washington, D.C., USA, on April 21, 2025.
What We're Watching

Is the end nigh for Hegseth?

Ever since US President Donald Trump nominated Pete Hegseth as Defense secretary, the former Fox News host has been in the hot seat. He is in hot water again after it emerged that he shared war plans in a second Signal chat.

President Donald Trump talks to the media next to Tesla CEO Elon Musk, with a Tesla car in the background, at the White House on March 11, 2025.
What We're Watching

Report: Pentagon set to reveal secret China war strategy to … Elon Musk

Elon Musk may have a big day ahead. On Friday, according to the New York Times, he’ll be made privy to war plans for a US military conflict with China. But President Donald Trump has denied that Musk will be briefed on China during his visit.

​An Amazon warehouse in the Lachine neighborhood of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, on Jan. 22, 2025.
GZERO North

Hard Numbers: Amazon to close unionized Canadian facility, Pentagon sends troops to border, Quebec’s new AI infrastructure fund, Freeland abandons capital gains tax

The AI military-industrial complex is here
GZERO AI

The AI military-industrial complex is here

The Pentagon desperately wants technological superiority over its military rivals. And in 2024, that means it’s in hot pursuit of artificial intelligence.

The Pentagon is seen from the air in Washington, U.S., March 3, 2022, more than a week after Russia invaded Ukraine.
News

What We’re Watching: Suspected US intel leaks, peace talks for Yemen, Lula talks trade with Xi

A murky document mystery; Will peace finally come to Yemen?; Lula to talk trade in China

People search for survivors following an earthquake in Iskenderun, Turkey.
popular

The politics of recovery in Syria and Turkey

The rescue effort in Syria and Turkey after the 7.8 magnitude earthquake is anything but smooth sailing, not least because of frigid weather conditions. But there are also political factors obstructing the recovery work.

US Afghanistan withdrawal: a “digital Dunkirk”
GZERO World Clips

US Afghanistan withdrawal: a “digital Dunkirk”

Could the US have done a better job at getting out of Afghanistan? Certainly, says former US marine and CIA officer Elliot Ackerman, who recalls how calls for an evacuation plan fell on deaf ears in the Pentagon and the White House. The problem, he tells Ian Bremmer on GZERO World, is that America thought it'd have a bit of time before the Taliban took over. That was the wrong call.