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U.S. President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney meet in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C.
Analysis

The Great North American trade war

It’s official: the US and Canada are in a trade war, a remarkable rupture in one of the world’s closest alliances.

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the Resolute Desk
Analysis

The new US tariffs on Brazil aren’t about Brazil

What, exactly, is the Trump administration thinking? A well-worn question finds fresh fodder this week as the White House prepares to impose a sweeping new set of tariffs on Brazil. Again.

A damaged section of a highway in Nuwakot, central Nepal
What We're Watching

Devastation in Nepal and China after flash flood, Tanzania’s political infighting tests its political stability, French presidential candidates face off in first debate

A massive wall of mud and rock crashed into a river along Nepal’s Himalayan border with Tibet on Wednesday, triggering catastrophic flooding that swept away bridges, destroyed buildings, swamped roads, and killed over 300 people.

Trump’s farm troubles
Analysis

Trump’s farm troubles

Is US President Donald Trump going whole hog for the farm vote?

US President Donald Trump announces tariffs on US trading partners at the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on April 2, 2025.
Analysis

The top geopolitical stories of 2025

From civil conflicts to trade wars to the rise of new technologies, GZERO runs through the stories that have shaped this year in geopolitics.

Trump, Xi, and the new US–China standoff
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Trump, Xi, and the new US–China standoff

In Ask Ian, Ian Bremmer notes that US–China relations are once again on edge. After Washington expanded export controls on Chinese tech firms, Beijing struck back with new limits on critical minerals. President Trump responded by threatening 100% tariffs, then quickly walked them back.

Are Trump's tariffs the end of the free trade era?
GZERO World with Ian Bremmer

Are Trump's tariffs the end of the free trade era?

Amid high tariffs, a flurry of new trade agreements, and a right-wing populist surge, America is rewriting the rules of the global economy and retreating from its role as champion of free trade. CNN’s Fareed Zakaria discusses the future of globalization on GZERO World.

​Smoke rises from Syria’s defense ministry in Damascus, Syria, on July 16, 2025.
What We're Watching

What We’re Watching: Israel hits Syria’s military HQ, Trump rings up trade wins, Cuban minister resigns over denial

Israel struck Syria’s military headquarters in Damascus on Wednesday and continued to bomb areas of southern Syria where the Israel-backed Druze minority group is clashing with Bedouin tribes.