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Performers at the ​Paris 2024 Paralympics opening ceremony on Aug. 28, 2024.
Hard Numbers

Hard Numbers: Paralympic Games open in Paris, Slovaks re-up their air defenses, Ethiopia’s electrifying news, Mexico’s coalition close to supermajority

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.

Why was Slovakia's Prime Minister attacked?
GZERO Europe

Why was Slovakia's Prime Minister attacked?

What was the background to the attempted assassination of the Prime Minister of Slovakia? Are there really risks of a new wave of Russian attempts to destabilize Europe? Carl Bildt, former prime minister of Sweden and co-chair of the European Council on Foreign Relations, shares his perspective on European politics from Tallinn, Estonia.

Slovakian President-elect Peter Pellegrini gestures, at F.D. Roosevelt University Hospital where Prime Minister Robert Fico was taken after a shooting incident in Handlova, in Banska Bystrica, Slovakia, May 16, 2024.
What We're Watching

Fico survived, but concerns about violence persist ahead of Euro elections

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico survived Wednesday’s assassination attempt “by a hair,” said President-elect Peter Pellegrini on Thursday, as authorities reported that the shooter was a “lone wolf” without providing further details.

​Slovkia's Prime Minister Robert Fico is in serious condition after being severely wounded in an assassination attempt.
What We're Watching

Slovakia "on the brink" after PM shot

Robert Fico, the outspoken, nationalistic prime minister of Slovakia, was severely wounded in an assassination attempt on Wednesday.

Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico gestures as he attends a joint news conference with the French President at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, June 22, 2016.
Europe

After pivotal election, Slovakia forms new government

Two weeks after winning Slovakia’s elections, former PM Robert Fico, a left-wing populist who campaigned on limiting illegal migration and curtailing military support for Ukraine, has struck a deal to form a new government.

Ukraine's aid struggles will worsen if McCarthy is ousted
Quick Take

Ukraine's aid struggles will worsen if McCarthy is ousted

Ian Bremmer's Quick Take: A challenging week indeed for President Zelensky as we start to see more pushback on the ability to continue to support the Ukrainians in defending themselves against the ongoing Russian invasion. If Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy goes down, that is a big hit to the ability to get additional Ukrainian aid approved over the coming months.

The president-elect of the Maldives, Mohamed Muizzu, left, and SMER-SSD party leader Robert Fico, right.
Politics

Election update: China champion takes Maldives, Russia scores in Slovakia

On Saturday, Mohamed Muizzu, leader of the opposition Progressive Party of Maldives, won 54% of the vote in that country’s elections, ousting incumbent President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih of the Maldivian Democratic Party. Meanwhile, in Slovakia, the Kremlin-friendly SMER party, led by Robert Fico, performed better than expected, garnering 22.9% of the popular vote and topping the pro-Ukrainian Progressive Slovakia party’s 17.9%.

Leaders of various political parties attend a televised debate ahead of Slovak early parliamentary election.
What We're Watching

Will Slovakia elect a pro-Russian premier?

On Saturday, Slovaks hit the polls in an election that has Brussels and Washington on edge. The wily left-wing, populist former PM Robert Fico, who wants to end support for neighboring Ukraine and block the country’s accession to NATO and the EU, is running neck-and-neck with the liberal Progressive Slovakia party.

Ukraine-EU farm export dispute: Are there any consequences?
GZERO Europe

Ukraine-EU farm export dispute: Are there any consequences?

What are the consequences of the dispute now between Ukraine and the European Union on farm exports? What's the issue of using Catalan language in the European Parliament and the European Union as well? Carl Bildt, former prime minister of Sweden, shares his perspective on European politics - this week from the airport in Madrid.