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​Fishing boats moored at Taganga Beach in Santa Marta, Colombia, on October 20, 2025.
Hard Numbers

Hard Numbers: Family of Colombian casualty files complaint against US, EU seeks workaround for Ukraine funds, Search for Malaysian airlines flight restarts, & More

Trump threatens regime change in Venezuela
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Trump threatens regime change in Venezuela

Ian Bremmer breaks down President Trump’s ultimatum to Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, “leave with your family or be removed,” and why US military action now appears imminent.

Toppling Maduro would be "the easy part" says former Ambassador
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Toppling Maduro would be "the easy part" says former Ambassador

Former US Ambassador to Venezuela James Story warns that removing Maduro would be the easy part—what comes next is the real challenge.

Could the US really invade Venezuela?
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Could the US really invade Venezuela?

Yes. If the US does intervene in Venezuela, former US Ambassador James Story explains why the real battle begins after boots hit the ground.

Oil cranes with the caption "Trump hits oil states"
Podcasts

Trump hits oil states

US President Donald Trump has been piling the pressure on Russia and Venezuela in recent weeks. He placed sanctions on Russia’s two largest oil firms and bolstered the country’s military presence around Venezuela – while continuing to bomb ships coming off Venezuela’s shores. But what exactly are Trump’s goals? And can he achieve them? And how are Russia and Venezuela, two of the largest oil producers in the world, responding? GZERO reporters Zac Weisz and Riley Callanan discuss.

​Demonstrators with US and Ukrainian flags in Washington, D.C., USA, on March 4, 2025.
Analysis

Explainer: Why did the US cut off critical military support for Ukraine this week?

Here’s a short guide to making sense of why the US cut shipments of Patriot interceptor missiles to Kyiv and how it could affect the course of the Russia-Ukraine war.

US enters war with Iran: What comes next?
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US enters war with Iran: What comes next?

In his latest Quick Take, Ian Bremmer breaks down the US decision to formally join Israel in military strikes against Iran, marking a major escalation in the Middle East.

​Traders work on the New York Stock Exchange floor as screens broadcast a news conference by US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell following the Fed rate announcement on May 7, 2025.
News

Hard Numbers: Federal Reserve holds interest rates steady, US Navy jets skid into the sea, The one-percent impact on the climate, Feathery “mass cannibalism” in South Africa

Leaked Signal chat shows Trump team's mindset
Quick Take

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.

What Trump team's war plans leak revealed
Quick Take

What Trump team's war plans leak revealed

Ian Bremmer's Quick Take: A key insight revealed by the Yemen military strike group chat: The entire Trump cabinet is saying we shouldn’t be helping the Europeans, and if we have to then they should be paying for it. It's not collective security, it’s purely transactional security.