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Leaked Signal chat shows Trump team's mindset
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Leaked Signal chat shows Trump team's mindset

The Signal chat leak about bombing the Houthis is serious, but what it reveals is even more troubling, according to Ian Bremmer. Trump’s advisers are debating major decisions behind closed doors… but the president might never hear them. In this Quick Take, Ian explains why that’s a global risk.

NATO Summit: Biden's uncertain future worries US allies
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NATO Summit: Biden's uncertain future worries US allies

What are you watching for at the NATO summit? How will the UK's new PM, Keir Starmer, lead Britain? As a Russian missile struck a children's hospital in Kyiv is there still no end in sight for the war in Ukraine? Ian Bremmer shares his insights on global politics this week on World In :60.

Ian Explains: How political chaos in the UK, France, & Canada impacts the US
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Ian Explains: How political chaos in the UK, France, & Canada impacts the US

How will upcoming elections in France, the UK, and Canada impact the West’s collective ability to deal with the world’s most urgent crises? Ian Bremmer breaks down the tumultuous landscapes of French and British politics right now.

FILE PHOTO: Philippine Navy welcomes the arrival of Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Force ship for a two-day goodwill visit upon its arrival at the South Harbor in Metro Manila, Philippines April 26, 2018.
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Japan looks south to bolster its security

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is in Manila Friday for a summit with Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. as Tokyo attempts to draw closer to partners in Southeast Asia to hedge against China.

India-Canada standoff heats up while US seeks a compromise
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India-Canada standoff heats up while US seeks a compromise

India and Canada. Not the two countries that you expected to be getting into a big public fight. But that is exactly where we are. And the Americans are uncomfortable.

The Pentagon is seen from the air in Washington, U.S., March 3, 2022, more than a week after Russia invaded Ukraine.
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What We’re Watching: Suspected US intel leaks, peace talks for Yemen, Lula talks trade with Xi

A murky document mystery; Will peace finally come to Yemen?; Lula to talk trade in China

US & NATO will draw a hard line on Russian aggression in Ukraine – Ian Bremmer
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US & NATO will draw a hard line on Russian aggression in Ukraine – Ian Bremmer

In recent years, the US has often shown an “unwillingness” to do much in response to states and non-state actors taking swings at values-based norms, GZERO President Ian Bremmer said recently at the Munich Security Conference. We saw that when the US failed to enforce its "red line" in Syria in 2013, when Russia annexed Crimea in 2014, as well as when the military junta stole power in Myanmar a year ago, Bremmer says. So will Ukraine be any different? Bremmer thinks it will: it seems there’s been “a decision by the United States and all of its allies that this line is too far. Enough!”

Can Biden gain back the trust of US allies?
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Can Biden gain back the trust of US allies?

After four long years of Donald Trump's bull-in-a-china-shop approach to foreign policy, Joe Biden says: America is back. But was it actually true? Some major foreign policy snafus so far have thrown America's renewed global standing into question.

US foreign policy has an identity crisis — journalist Robin Wright
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US foreign policy has an identity crisis — journalist Robin Wright

US foreign policy used to be all about defending America and promoting democracy everywhere — sort of. But now, The New Yorker's Robin Wright says "we are not quite so sure about what it is we want." The priority is clearly China, but for Wright US allies are still looking for some direction on what exactly America wants to do to counter the Chinese.

Biden’s rocky start on foreign policy
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Biden’s rocky start on foreign policy

Can President Biden tamp down growing global skepticism and persuade his allies that the US is really "back"? Or is America's credibility irreparably damaged no matter what Biden, or any future president, says or does? Ian Bremmer is joined on GZERO World by global affairs journalist and Middle East expert Robin Wright of The New Yorker to discuss why Biden, the most geopolitically experienced US president in decades, is already looking to hit the reset button on America's foreign policy.