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Russia's tragic brutality and the humbling of the West

GZERO World with Ian Bremmer

Russia's tragic brutality and the humbling of the West

We returned to Davos for the World Economic Forum's annual meeting. The 2023 WEF is all about "polycrisis," which, in WEF-speak, means many crises simultaneously that compound each other like tangled knots. But how do you untangle those knots? That's a question that the world's business and political elite is struggling with a time when the globalization they adore is being questioned by the developing world.

UN official: Security Council Is “dysfunctional” - but UN is not

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UN official: Security Council Is “dysfunctional” - but UN is not

Volker Türk, the new UN High Commissioner for Human Rights is surprisingly candid about one of his organization's most famous shortcomings. In a GZERO World interview on the ground in Davos, Türk tells Ian Bremmer that the Security Council, which includes Russia as a permanent member, is "dysfunctional" on Ukraine, while the UN General Assembly has seen a sort of revival in how much it's been able to help the country.