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Is Trump’s trade strategy backfiring abroad?
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Is Trump’s trade strategy backfiring abroad?

In this “ask ian,” Ian Bremmer tackles a growing question: How is the Trump administration performing as the year wraps up?

Democrats divided over government shutdown deal
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Democrats divided over government shutdown deal

In this Ask Ian, Ian Bremmer breaks down why the longest government shutdown in US history is likely coming to an end.

The three biggest US Supreme Court cases to watch
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The three biggest US Supreme Court cases to watch

The 2025 Supreme Court term began this month, ushering in a slate of cases that could reshape American governance. No one will be watching more closely than President Donald Trump, whose efforts to expand executive power and limit independent oversight will be under the judicial microscope.

Last Thursday, Brazil’s Supreme Court delivered a historic verdict: Jair Bolsonaro, the far-right former president who tried to overturn the 2022 election, was convicted along with seven close allies for conspiring against democracy and plotting to assassinate his rivals, including President Lula. Bolsonaro was sentenced to 27 years in prison and barred from office until 2060. At 70, he will likely spend his remaining years behind bars.
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Despite conviction, Bolsonaro’s shadow looms over Brazilian politics

Last Thursday, Brazil’s Supreme Court delivered a historic verdict: Jair Bolsonaro, the far-right former president who tried to overturn the 2022 election.

Brazil sentences Bolsonaro: What it means for democracy and US-Brazil relations
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Brazil sentences Bolsonaro: What it means for democracy and US-Brazil relations

Brazil’s Supreme Court has sentenced former President Jair Bolsonaro to 27 years in prison for plotting to overturn the 2022 election and allegedly conspiring to assassinate President Lula. In this week's "ask ian," Ian Bremmer says the verdict highlights how “your response… has nothing to do with rule of law. It has everything to do with tribal political affiliation.”

Former president Jair Messias Bolsonaro is inaugurating Route 22 in eight cities in Rio Grande do Norte, starting with the cities of Extremoz, Natal, Parnamirim, and Mossoro, in Natal, Brazil, on August 16, 2024.
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Brazil’s ex-President Jair Bolsonaro sentenced to 27 years for coup plot

Collage of Ian Bremmer, Putin, and Trump.
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Vance 2028, AI doomsday, Russia after Putin, and more: Your questions, answered

Moose and I are trading Manhattan’s muggy sidewalks for Nantucket sand, but first, one more mailbag. Since this is the last newsletter you’ll get from me until after Labor Day, we’ve got an extra-long edition to tide you over.

Graphic Truth: Federal employment already dropping
Graphic Truth

Graphic Truth: Federal employment already dropping

President Trump takes on the Judiciary
GZERO World with Ian Bremmer

President Trump takes on the Judiciary

New York Times Magazine staff writer and Yale Law School fellow Emily Bazelon joins Ian Bremmer to break down the state of the US judiciary in Trump’s second term.

US Supreme Court | GZERO World with Ian Bremmer: The Podcast
GZERO World with Ian Bremmer Podcast

Yale Law School's Emily Bazelon on Trump's showdown with the courts

Can the courts hold the line as Trump 2.0 tests the limits of presidential power?