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GZERO World with Ian Bremmer Podcast

Podcast: America vs itself: Political scientist Francis Fukuyama on the state of democracy

Listen: In this edition of the GZERO World podcast, Ian Bremmer speaks with Stanford’s Francis Fukuyama about the state of democracy worldwide and here in the US.

Top US national security threat: the myth of the stolen election
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Top US national security threat: the myth of the stolen election

David Sanger knows a thing or two about national security. After all, it's his beat at the New York Times. So what does he think is the biggest threat to America's national security right now? An "insider threat" to the stability of the election system coming not from Russia, not from China, and not from North Korea. The biggest menace is Americans willing to engage in political violence, Sanger tells Ian Bremmer on GZERO World.

"Defund the FBI" is the new "stop the steal"
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"Defund the FBI" is the new "stop the steal"

Ian Bremmer's Quick Take: I want to spend just a couple of moments on the FBI heading into Mar-a-Lago, the resident of former President Trump just yesterday. Absolutely unprecedented news, something we haven't seen before in US history. Trump came out and immediately said, "Nothing like this has happened against a President before." And that is true. He is a unique President in many ways, and that has seen unique consequences, both in terms of the events of January 6th and two impeachments that succeeded in the House and then failed to convict. All of that is unprecedented.

Lessons from US midterm primaries in Georgia, Texas, and Alabama
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Lessons from US midterm primaries in Georgia, Texas, and Alabama

What happened in Tuesday's primaries? Jon Lieber, head of Eurasia Group's coverage of political and policy developments in Washington, shares his perspective.

January 6th: One year later
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January 6th: One year later

Ian Bremmer's Quick Take: It is January 6th, one year on, a date that's going to be seared in American consciousness for a long time. The reason that this is such a critical crisis in the United States is not because of the violence on January 6th. It's because the aftermath of January 6th was only greater political division.

Fiona Hill: January 6 rioters should sue Trump
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Fiona Hill: January 6 rioters should sue Trump

One year after the US Capitol insurrection, what's the state of American democracy? For former US national security official Fiona Hill, not good.

One journalist’s view from inside the US Capitol on January 6
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One journalist’s view from inside the US Capitol on January 6

British reporter Robert Moore, who works in Washington DC for the UK network ITV News, was one of the few journalists embedded with the insurrectionists that stormed the US Capitol building on January 6, 2021. Moore describes what he saw as he and his broadcast news crew covered what became an angry and dangerous mob, as they forced their way into the halls of Congress.

What you should know about Elise Stefanik’s rise in the GOP
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What you should know about Elise Stefanik’s rise in the GOP

Who is Elise Stefanik and what does she mean for the Republican Party right now? What's the outlook for the Democrats' election bill? Jon Lieber, head of Eurasia Group's coverage of political and policy developments in Washington, discusses on US Politics In 60 Seconds.


Authoritarianism’s enduring appeal: Anne Applebaum discusses
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Authoritarianism’s enduring appeal: Anne Applebaum discusses

Across the world, from the Philippines to Hungary to Venezuela, nations have embraced authoritarian rule in recent years, in many cases with significant popular support. What is the enduring appeal of authoritarianism, what has the pandemic done to accelerate its growth, and how susceptible is the United States to its sway? Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Anne Applebaum joins Ian Bremmer on GZERO World to investigate the allure of these anti-democratic movements and to shed light on their unlikely champions.

Trump scores at CPAC: what it means
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Trump scores at CPAC: what it means

Ian Bremmer's Quick Take: Given this weekend and the big speech at CPAC and the fact that in the straw poll, Trump won and won by a long margin... in reality, it's Trump's party. It's worth spending a little bit of time reflecting on what that means, how I think about these things.