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What the US can learn from China's infrastructure boom
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What the US can learn from China's infrastructure boom

On Ian Explains, Ian Bremmer breaks down how the US and China are both betting their futures on massive infrastructure booms, with China building cities and railways while America builds data centers and grid updates for AI. But are they building too much, too fast?

Paris Peace Forum's Justin Vaïsse on a post-American world
Paris Peace Forum

Paris Peace Forum's Justin Vaïsse on a post-American world

As the United States steps back from the multilateral system it helped build, the question of global leadership grows louder: who leads next?

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.

Assassination attempt shakes Colombia's political landscape
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Assassination attempt shakes Colombia's political landscape

On Ian Bremmer’s World In 60 Seconds: Ian breaks down the assassination attempt on Colombia's presidential candidate, the US-China trade talks, and Canada plans to hit NATO's 2% defense target seven years early.

Trump’s inaction on wrongful deportation may spark constitutional crisis
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Trump’s inaction on wrongful deportation may spark constitutional crisis

If the US won't work to return a wrongly deported man to El Salvador despite a Supreme Court ruling, are we headed toward a constitutional crisis? Donald Trump claims China-Vietnam talks are intended to "screw" the US. Does this run the risk of pushing Vietnam to China? Saudi Arabia plans to pay off Syria's World Bank debt. Could this be a major turning point for Syria's future and its ties with regional allies? Ian Bremmer shares his insights on global politics this week on World In :60.

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GZERO World with Ian Bremmer Podcast

Larry Summers has a few thoughts about Trump's trade war

Listen: For a special edition of the GZERO World Podcast, Ian Bremmer sits down with former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers to get his economic assessment of President Trump's unprecedented imposition of tariffs, which has sparked an escalating trade war.

Trump tariff is starting a US-China trade war
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Trump tariff is starting a US-China trade war

Are the US and China rushing into a trade war? With an in-person nuclear talk set for Saturday, how confident is Trump that he can rein in Iran's nuclear program? Zelensky claims Ukrainian troops have captured two Chinese nationals fighting for Russia. How does it change the dynamics of the war? Ian Bremmer shares his insights on global politics this week on World In :60.

Trump's tariffs & the end of globalization
Quick Take

Trump's tariffs & the end of globalization

Overnight, the US moved to having the world’s highest tariffs by a long margin. Here is Ian Bremmer's Quick Take on the near and long-term fallout

What if Japan & South Korea sided with China on US tariffs?
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What if Japan & South Korea sided with China on US tariffs?

If China, Japan, and South Korea formed a united front, what kind of leverage would they have in negotiating against US tariffs? I think they are heading in that trajectory. The question is, will it be enough to keep Syria stable and away from descending into civil war? Why does Trump want to take Greenland? Ian Bremmer shares his insights on global politics this week on World In :60.

Why China's Xi Jinping needs Jack Ma
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Why China's Xi Jinping needs Jack Ma

Jack Ma, the billionaire founder of tech giant Alibaba, was once synonymous with entrepreneurship in China. But in 2020, he disappeared from public view after criticizing the country’s financial system amid President Xi Jinping’s crackdown on the tech sector. Recently, however, it seems Jack Ma may be back in the Communist party’s good graces. On GZERO World, Ian Bremmer spoke with China analyst and Sinocism author Bill Bishop about the meaning behind Ma’s apparent reemergence and rehabilitation.