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How Houthi attacks are testing Saudi Arabia's defenses
ask ian

How Houthi attacks are testing Saudi Arabia's defenses

In this ‘ask ian,’ Ian Bremmer explains how the US blockade of Iran and Houthi strikes on Saudi Arabia are driving disruptions of global energy and shipping across the Middle East.

A global food crisis looms. Can earth save the Earth?
The Debrief

A global food crisis looms. Can earth save the Earth?

The Iran war is making it more expensive than ever for farmers to grow food, and it's exposing how fragile the global food supply has become. Can a new approach to soil save it? Eurasia Group's sustainability head, Franck Gbaguidi breaks it down.

Medical workers treat injured people at Ameth Bek hospital after a drone strike on a market in the disputed Abyei region along the border between South Sudan and Sudan, October 19, 2026.
What We're Watching

South Sudan suffers drone strike, Romania finally gets a government, Colombia revives sea beef with Nicaragua

South Sudan is accusing neighboring Sudan of launching a drone strike that killed at least 73 people at a market in Abyei, a disputed, oil-rich region of roughly 4,000 square miles claimed by both countries.

A police officer in protective clothing walks next to an explosive-disarming robot (EOD) at Leipzig/Halle Airport.
What We're Watching

Germany accuses Russia of planning drone attack, New UK PM lays out his plan, US and Iran return to fighting but remain in a deadlock

The drone, which approached a cargo plane that was taking weapons to Ukraine, failed to explode as planned.

Hormuz Crisis SOLVED with stroke of a pen!
Puppet Regime

Hormuz Crisis SOLVED with stroke of a pen!

All it took was the stroke of a pen. #puppetregime

The Strait Escape | Six months into the Iran war, oil exporters are finding ways to bypass Hormuz | image shows a map with arrows and location hotspots depicting ways exporters are bypassing the Strait of Hormuz
Analysis

The Strait Escape

Six months into the Iran war, oil exporters are finding ways to bypass Hormuz.

The Strait Escape | Six months into the Iran war, oil exporters are finding ways to bypass Hormuz | image shows a map with arrows and location hotspots depicting ways exporters are bypassing the Strait of Hormuz
Interactive

The Strait Escape

Six months into the Iran war, oil exporters are finding ways to bypass Hormuz.

Oil tankers pass through the Strait of Hormuz, December 21, 2018.
What We're Watching

States are remapping global shipping routes, Progressives get mixed results in US primaries, China and Indonesia’s military drills raise alarms

Iran's leverage in the Strait of Hormuz is prompting a rethink of global shipping routes.

Why Trump keeps backing down on Iran
Quick Take

Why Trump keeps backing down on Iran

In his latest Quick Take, Ian Bremmer examines the growing gap between President Trump’s threats to escalate against Iran and his reluctance to follow through with military action.

Why the US and Iran still can’t reach a deal
Quick Take

Why the US and Iran still can’t reach a deal

In his latest Quick Take, Ian Bremmer discusses the on-again off-again ceasefire between the United States and Iran and why it has failed to hold, arguing that both sides remain locked in a fundamental disagreement over who has the leverage.

Mounting pressure between US and Iran with no end in sight
Quick Take

Mounting pressure between US and Iran with no end in sight

In his latest Quick Take, Ian Bremmer argues that the war between the United States and Iran has entered a more dangerous phase, with both sides demonstrating they can sustain military and economic pressure without forcing the other to back down. The question is, will this standoff bring them back to the table before the conflict escalates further?