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The EU steels itself for tariffs
Hard Numbers

The EU steels itself for tariffs

The trade bloc is also reducing its quota of tariff-free steel imports, as trade tensions mount with Beijing.

Is Trump the biggest global risk?
Quick Take

Is Trump the biggest global risk?

In his latest Quick Take, Ian Bremmer calls the United States under President Trump the dominant driver of global political risk, but argues that the world is increasingly pushing back.

Trump’s ineffective pressure campaign on Iran and China
Quick Take

Trump’s ineffective pressure campaign on Iran and China

In his latest Quick Take, Ian Bremmer argues that the war in Iran has exposed the limits of President Trump’s strategy of using maximum pressure to force adversaries into concessions.

​A China-Africa general cargo ship carrying domestic engineering vehicles departs from Yantai Port in east China's Shandong Province to Nigeria on 27 April, 2026.
What We're Watching

China’s duty-free approach to Africa, Israel and Ukraine’s beef, the helium hold-up in Hormuz

China tries to sell Africa on its zero-tariffs approach, “Stolen” grain creates beef between Ukraine and Israel, Hormuz hits helium

​UAE's Oil Minister Suhail Mohamed Al Mazrouei arrives at the OPEC headquarters in Vienna, Austria, on June 4, 2023.
What We're Watching

UAE to exit OPEC, EU-China relations on edge again, Violence erupts in Colombia ahead of election

The Emiratis have long been frustrated with the crude quotas that the oil cartel imposes.

Trump bashes globalization, but Americans still buy foreign
GZERO World Clips

Trump bashes globalization, but Americans still buy foreign

Despite rising anti-globalization rhetoric in Washington, Americans continue to engage with the global economy according to Scott Lincicome and Paul Krugman.

Why countries are picking their own alliances
Munich Security Conference

Why countries are picking their own alliances

At the 62nd Munich Security Conference, Parag Khanna, founder and CEO of AlphaGeo, says globalization isn't dead, it's evolving. Speaking with GZERO’s Tony Maciulis, he explains that countries are forming flexible alliances that expand and shrink based on their interests. “You’d rather be in the tent...if it suits your interest than not in it,” Khanna notes, highlighting how the US, Europe, and Asia are adapting to shifting global priorities.

How Singapore navigates a fragmented world
GZERO World with Ian Bremmer

How Singapore navigates a fragmented world

Can Singapore survive, or thrive, in a fractured global economy? Singapore’s President Tharman Shanmugaratnam joins Ian Bremmer on GZERO World.

Photo of Singapore President Tharman Shanmugaratnam with the GZERO World podcast logo superimposed on top.
GZERO World with Ian Bremmer Podcast

Singapore's global moment, with President Tharman Shanmugaratnam

With close ties to both the US and China, can Singapore survive in an increasingly fragmented and chaotic world? Singapore’s President Tharman Shanmugaratnam joins Ian Bremmer on the GZERO World Podcast.

Singapore thrived on globalization. Now what?
Ian Explains

Singapore thrived on globalization. Now what?

Singapore was one of globalization’s biggest beneficiaries. Ian Bremmer looks at whether the city-state can survive in a world where the economic order that drove Singapore's rapid rise starts to unravel.