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An emboldened Putin thrives on American disunity

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An emboldened Putin thrives on American disunity

Political polarization in the US isn’t just a problem within the country, points out former US national security official Fiona Hill. Deep divisions, she says, actually make America look weaker on the global stage — particularly to someone like Russia’s president Vladimir Putin. “Putin loves our disunity," Russian expert Hill tells Ian Bremmer. "It's incredibly useful as a tool to exploit in that toolkit that he has.”

The US no longer wants to be the world's policeman

The US no longer wants to be the world's policeman

Ian Bremmer's Quick Take: Now that the war in Afghanistan is just about concluded, less than 24 hours before all of the remaining American troops wrap up their mission in Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, after over 100,000, mostly Afghan civilians, as well as American and coalition partners evacuated from the country. One thing to point to is just how much the United States and the American people have changed in interests, in what presence, what the role, what the mission of the United States globally is and should be.

European allies welcome back a US that is engaged and “loves Europe”: Ivo Daalder

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European allies welcome back a US that is engaged and “loves Europe”: Ivo Daalder

Biden's first trip abroad as President of the United States attempts to restore normalcy to diplomacy. But, former US ambassador to NATO, Ivo Daalder, wonders if the US may need to take a fresh approach to its challenges with the global world.

Podcast: A former US diplomat rates Biden’s first presidential trip abroad

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Podcast: A former US diplomat rates Biden’s first presidential trip abroad

Listen: Former US Ambassador to NATO Ivo Daalder weighs in on US President Joe Biden's first trip abroad, which included a very important first stop at the G7 summit in the United Kingdom, and the way forward for the US and its closest friends. Did he convince allies that "America is back" and ready to resume its leadership role in global affairs? And if so, does it even matter if Americans still need to be convinced that US engagement in the world is vital? Daalder speaks with Ian Bremmer on the GZERO World podcast.