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Is Ukraine turning the tide against Russia?
GZERO World with Ian Bremmer

Is Ukraine turning the tide against Russia?

Ukraine is bringing the war to Russia, reshaping the battlefield and raising new questions about whether the momentum is finally shifting away from Vladimir Putin. In this GZERO World conversation with Ian Bremmer, former Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba explains why Ukraine believes it has changed the dynamics of the conflict.

Can Putin still outlast Ukraine?
Ian Explains

Can Putin still outlast Ukraine?

For years, Russia has counted on one advantage above all else: time. Ian Bremmer explains why Ukraine's expanding campaign inside Russia is challenging that assumption, and what it could mean for the future of the war.

US-China cooperation falls short on Russia-Ukraine war and AI
ask ian

US-China cooperation falls short on Russia-Ukraine war and AI

In his latest “ask ian,” Ian Bremmer says the US and China should use their growing engagement to address two major global challenges where cooperation could have an outsized impact: the war in Ukraine and the risks posed by artificial intelligence.

Can anyone actually dethrone the dollar?
Ian Explains

Can anyone actually dethrone the dollar?

The dollar has ruled the world economy for 80 years. Yet, tariffs, debt, and political pressure are all chipping away at it. Ian Bremmer explains what it would actually take to bring it down.

​Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Finland's President Alexander Stubb, Estonia’s Prime Minister, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and other European leaders visit memorial to fallen Ukrainian defenders at the Independent Square on the fourth anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion, in Kyiv, Ukraine February 24, 2026.
Analysis

Four years in: Ukraine war grinds on

Somewhere in the Donbas region, Ukrainian soldier Artem Bondarenko says he hasn’t slept through the night in months as he defends Eastern Ukraine.

​A flood victim stands at her flooded home after weeks of heavy rainfall in Boane District, Maputo, Mozambique, January 19, 2026.
Hard Numbers

Hard numbers: Widespread flooding in southern Africa, White House and Senate appear to strike funding deal, Ukraine’s nuclear reactors at risk, Venezuela to open up oil reserves

392,000: The estimated number of people displaced across Mozambique by recent rain-induced floods. Severe flooding in the southern African nation, as well as in South Africa and Zimbabwe, has killed over 100 people.

Russia's President Vladimir Putin and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi attend the India-Russia Business Forum in New Delhi, India, December 5, 2025.
What We're Watching

Putin-Modi meeting is all show, Kyrgyzstan plummets further from democracy, Stalemate ends in Yemen’s civil war

Despite the lavish ceremony, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s meeting produced few concrete outcomes.

Putin's drone battle for Ukraine's skies
GZERO World with Ian Bremmer

Putin's drone battle for Ukraine's skies

As Russia ramps up drone production and escalates aerial attacks, how long can Ukraine hold out? Christopher Miller, chief Ukraine correspondent at the FT, joins Ian Bremmer on GZERO World.

A photo of two Ukrainian soldiers launching a drone with the GZERO World Podcast logo superimposed on top.
GZERO World with Ian Bremmer Podcast

Ukraine's high-tech war of attrition, with Christopher Miller

Ukraine’s battlefield has transformed into a high-tech war of attrition, with tens of thousands of drones swarming the skies at any given moment. Christopher Miller, chief Ukraine correspondent at the FT, joins Ian Bremmer on the GZERO World Podcast to discuss how life has changed on the front line and in Ukraine’s cities

How Russia overtook Ukraine's drone advantage
Ian Explains

How Russia overtook Ukraine's drone advantage

Russia is doubling down on drone warfare—retooling its military, its economy, and its technology to become a drone powerhouse. On Ian Explains, Ian Bremmer breaks down how Moscow eroded Kyiv’s early drone advantage.