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​Russian President Vladimir Putin attends his annual end-of-year press conference and phone-in in Moscow, Russia December 19, 2025.
What We're Watching

What We’re Watching: Russia seeks state-owned WhatsApp alternative, Argentina advances Milei’s labor reforms, Mixed messages on El Paso airport closure

The Russian government has begun blocking the popular messaging apps WhatsApp and Telegram in a sweeping crackdown aimed at forcing Russians to use a state-backed alternative called MAX, which critics say would enable censorship and surveillance.

Zelensky agrees with Trump on need for elections
Puppet Regime

Zelensky agrees with Trump on need for elections

Zelensky agrees: elections matter #PUPPETREGIME

Trump says Modi says he won't buy more oil from Russia
Puppet Regime

Trump says Modi says he won't buy more oil from Russia

Putin can't stop won't stop. #PUPPETREGIME

​Alysa Liu of Team USA at the Winter Olympic Games in Milano Cortina, Italy, on February 6, 2026.
Analysis

Is the tide turning on Russia’s sports exile?

Brazilian skiers, American ICE agents, Israeli bobsledders – this is just a smattering of the fascinating characters that will be present at this year’s Winter Olympics. Yet the focus will be a different country, one that isn’t formally competing: Russia.

Aerial view of the nuclear explosion, code-named Seminole, at Enewetak Atoll in the Pacific Ocean on June 6, 1956.​
What We're Watching

What We’re Watching: Nuclear deal STARTs to end, Syria pens deal with Chevron for oil exploration, Lights go off in parts of Cuba

Trump’s next move in Iran
Quick Take

Trump’s next move in Iran

In this Quick Take, Ian Bremmer breaks down the growing tensions between the US and Iran, calling it "the next area of potential large-scale conflict where President Trump is interested in changing the facts on the ground."

Stubb: Russia is losing in Ukraine
GZERO World Clips

Stubb: Russia is losing in Ukraine

On GZERO World, Finnish President Alexander Stubb says that Ukraine and its NATO allies are aligned on a path to a ceasefire but warns that Vladimir Putin will drag out the war, not because he thinks he’ll win… but because he knows he’ll lose.

​Moldovan President Maia Sandu speaks during a Council of Europe diplomatic conference to launch the International Claims Commission for Ukraine, aimed at handling compensation claims related to Russia's war in Ukraine, in The Hague, Netherlands, December 16, 2025.
Analysis

Moldova’s leader considers whether independence is still worth it

The president of the tiny eastern European country has suggested possibly merging with a neighbor.

Trump's foreign policy is reshaping the world order
GZERO World Clips

Trump's foreign policy is reshaping the world order

President Trump’s second term has rapidly reshaped global politics, with the US wielding power more aggressively, targeting weaker countries and even allies, Stephen Walt explains on GZERO World.

One year into Trump 2.0: How the world has changed
GZERO World with Ian Bremmer

One year into Trump 2.0: How the world has changed

It’s been a year since President Trump returned to office. How has the world changed? Stephen Walt joins Ian Bremmer on GZERO World.