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Violence creates an environment of fear in US politics
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Violence creates an environment of fear in US politics

The latest assassination attempt at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington, D.C., on Saturday shines yet another light on the rising level of political violence in the United States.

Charlie Kirk's assassination will make things worse in the US
Quick Take

Charlie Kirk's assassination will make things worse in the US

In the latest episode of Quick Take, Ian Bremmer denounces the assassination of Charlie Kirk, cautioning that it will deepen America’s political dysfunction rather than unite the country.

People celebrate the one year anniversary since student-led protests ousted Bangladesh's former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, August 5, 2025.
Analysis

Bangladesh a year later: democracy is easier said than done

Earlier this week, thousands of people flooded the streets in Bangladesh’s capital of Dhaka to mark the one-year anniversary of a student-led protest movement that brought an end to 15 years of rule under former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

A candlelight vigil for Colombian Senator Miguel Uribe Turbay in Bogota, Colombia, on June 7, 2025.
Analysis

A surge of political violence has revived Colombia’s worst fears

On Saturday, a Colombian presidential candidate was shot in the head at a rally in the country’s capital, Bogotá. The violent episodehas many Colombians wondering if the country is headed back to a darker time.

Heavily armed police officers secure the scene. A car has crashed into a Christmas market in Magdeburg. Several people are killed and many injured.
What We're Watching

Germany grapples with extremism after Christmas market attack

The Saudi doctor accused of killing 5 people in the Magdeburg Christmas market on Friday appeared in a German court on Saturday.

EXCLUSIVE: Iran VP denies plot to kill Trump
GZERO World Clips

EXCLUSIVE: Iran VP denies plot to kill Trump

“We don’t send people to assassinate people,” Iran’s Vice President for Strategic Affairs Mohammad Javad Zarif told GZERO Media President Ian Bremmer on Wednesday during an interview for our nationally televised program GZERO World.

Opinion: The lanternfly law of American politics
Analysis

Opinion: The lanternfly law of American politics

You wouldn't hurt a fly, would you? Here's what a civic-minded mass murder campaign in New York can teach us about American politics today.

Ian Bremmer on Trump second assassination attempt
Quick Take

Ian Bremmer on Trump second assassination attempt

Ian Bremmer's Quick Take: The idea that former President Trump has now faced two assassination attempts "is something we should be more concerned about than we presently are," says Ian Bremmer. He explains what we should be thinking about as US political stability becomes increasingly frail.

Political violence is on the rise again, at home and abroad
GZERO Reports

Political violence is on the rise again, at home and abroad

The assassination attempt on Donald Trump is among many such threats faced by leaders or high-profile candidates in recent years. In democracies worldwide, there's a resurgence in political violence and violent political language, driven by deepening polarization, hardened viewpoints, and the perception of political differences as existential threats.

Republican presidential candidate and former US President Donald Trump is assisted by the Secret Service after gunfire rang out during a campaign rally at the Butler Farm Show in Butler, PA, on July 13, 2024.
US & Canada

Electoral violence comes out of the shadows

The brazen assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump this weekend has pulled from the shadows an inevitable implication of the country’s polarization: the risk of political violence. In this consequential US election year, with questions of institutional legitimacy hanging in the air, misinformation flooding social media, and worries about the fitness of at least one of the candidates, we have now been alerted to how real the threat of violence is for the months ahead.