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The world’s response to America’s Revolution
by ian bremmer

The world’s response to America’s Revolution

Last week, I wrote about the political revolution that President Donald Trump has launched in the United States and how it has made America a fundamentally unreliable player on the world stage.

​French police officers seal off the entrance to the Louvre Museum after a robbery in Paris, France, on October 19, 2025. Robbers break into the Louvre and flee with jewelry on the morning of October 19, 2025, a source close to the case says, adding that its value is still being evaluated. A police source says an unknown number of thieves arrive on a scooter armed with small chainsaws and use a goods lift to reach the room they are targeting.
Hard Numbers

Hard Numbers: Daylight robbery at the Louvre, Amazon Web Services goes dark, Ivorians head to the polls next weekend, “No Kings” protests sweep the US

The world’s appetite for oil may be about to shrink
by ian bremmer

The world’s appetite for oil may be about to shrink

The UN General Assembly turns 80 this week, and the mood is grim. It’s not just the awful motorcade traffic in New York (do yourself a favor, walk or take the subway).

India caught in middle as Trump tests out new Russia policy
Analysis

India caught in middle as Trump tests out new Russia policy

With friends like these! President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced a new 25% tariff on India, one of the US’s closest allies in Asia.

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks next to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell during a tour of the Federal Reserve Board building, which is currently undergoing renovations, in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 24, 2025.
Analysis

Why is Trump threatening the Fed, and why does it matter?

On Thursday afternoon, just before golden hour, President Donald Trump threw a white hardhat over his flaxen coif and strode into the Federal Reserve building on Constitution Avenue.

​ Jair Bolsonaro, Donald Trump, and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
Analysis

Why Trump’s tariffs on Brazil will backfire

US-Brazil relations have been heating up for a bit, but President Donald Trump ratcheted up the temperature on the Lula administration a week ago when he announced that the United States would slap a 50% tariff on all Brazilian imports effective Aug 1.

Graphic Truth: Federal employment already dropping
Graphic Truth

Graphic Truth: Federal employment already dropping

​Elon Musk in an America Party hat.
by ian bremmer

Elon Musk is about to discover that politics is harder than rocket science

Life comes at you fast. Only five weeks after vowing to step back from politics and a month after accusing President Donald Trump of being a pedophile, Elon Musk declared his intention to launch a new political party offering Americans an alternative to the Republicans and Democrats.

Graphic Truth: The BRICS+ in a "G-Zero" world
Graphic Truth

Graphic Truth: The BRICS+ in a "G-Zero" world

U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson walks back to office, as Republican lawmakers struggle to pass U.S. President Donald Trump's sweeping spending and tax bill, on Capitol Hill, in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 3, 2025.
What We're Watching

What We're Watching: House folds on Trump bill, Beijing lashes out at US-Vietnam deal, Nigerian opposition unites