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Deputy head of Russia’s Security Council Dmitry Medvedev delivers a speech in Moscow, Russia, on April 29, 2025.​
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What We’re Watching: US-Russia tensions mushroom, Israeli minister prays by al-Aqsa mosque, Milei vetoes pension boost

Alaska Governor Dunleavy warns of "heightened" Russian and Chinese activities in the Arctic
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Alaska Governor Dunleavy warns of "heightened" Russian and Chinese activities in the Arctic

Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy on his state's critical role in US national security, given its strategic location and proximity to Russian, Chinese, and North Korean threats.

A jet in the air in Alaska and GZERO World with ian bremmer - the podcast
GZERO World with Ian Bremmer Podcast

"The next 50 years belong to Alaska" — An interview with Gov. Mike Dunleavy

Listen: On the GZERO World Podcast, Ian Bremmer sits with Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy to explore the state’s pivotal role in America’s energy, technology, and national security.

President Joe Biden looks on as Evan Gershkovich, who was released from detention in Russia, is greeted by his mother Ella Milman, upon his arrival at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, on Aug. 1, 2024.
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Did Moscow just open the diplomatic door?

They’re free! Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, former US Marine Paul Whelan, journalist Alsu Kurmasheva, and Kremlin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza were released in a major prisoner swap between Russia and the West on Thursday.

Russia and China benefit from US infighting, says David Sanger
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Russia and China benefit from US infighting, says David Sanger

On GZERO World, Pulitzer prize-winning New York Times correspondent David Sanger argues that China's rise and Russia's aggressive stance signal a new era of major power competition, with both countries fueling instability in the US to distract from their strategic ambitions.

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny.
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Could Alexei Navalny be traded for a killer?

According to the Wall Street Journal, Russian dissident Alexei Navalny’s name has come up in possible prisoner-swap scenarios between Russia, Germany, and the US.

Ian Explains: Why Russia has a permanent seat on the UN Security Council
Ian Explains

Ian Explains: Why Russia has a permanent seat on the UN Security Council

Why does Russia have a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council? On August 1, the United States will take over the Security Council presidency and it has a lot of major issues on the agenda, including food security, human rights, and addressing ongoing humanitarian crises in Haiti and Sudan. But with Russia a permanent, veto-wielding member of the Council, the chances of any major resolutions the United States proposes actually passing are pretty slim, Ian Bremmer explains on GZERO World.

French President Emmanuel Macron.
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What We’re Watching: A big day for Macron, Taiwan’s friend list, Russia droning on

Honduras unfriends Taiwan; Where’s the drone?

The Graphic Truth: The US-Russia nuclear race
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The Graphic Truth: The US-Russia nuclear race

President Vladimir Putin made yet more headlines this week when he announced that Russia would suspend its participation in the New START nuclear arms control treaty, which binds Russia and the United States to limit their strategic nuclear stockpiles. While US-Russia relations have been at rock bottom for some time, this was another indication of how bad things have gotten between the two nuclear heavyweights. We take a look at the US and Russia’s nuclear stockpiles since 1945.

Illustration showing an eagle and a bear facing off with a city in the background. The new Cold War
Living Beyond Borders Podcasts

Episode 6: Economic weapons & fallout of the new Cold War

Listen: Today, the US/Russia relationship is at a new low as war rages in Ukraine, and a new Cold War is growing. But the old Iron Curtain existed to divide Europe. This one is uniting it, and further isolating Putin’s Russia. On the latest episode of Living Beyond Borders we’ll discuss what that means for America, the global economy, and your bottom line.