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Customers shop at a supermarket in Qingzhou, Shandong province, China.
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China waiting for Mr. Stimulus

Hitting his growth target is the least of Xi Jinping’s economic woes.

Visitors attend a night market in Shanghai, China
News

Hard Numbers: China’s post-zero bump, diamonds for Hezbollah, Gershkovich bail bust, seafloor surprise

Hard Numbers: China’s post-Zero bump, diamonds for Hezbollah, Gershkovich bail bust, seafloor surprise.

Xi Jinping's zero-COVID reversal |
Events

Xi Jinping's zero-COVID reversal |

If Xi Jinping had a theme song in China right now, for Eurasia Group analyst Anna Ashton it would be Canadian rapper Drake's "0 to 100." That's pretty much how fast he reversed course on zero-COVID. And that explains why "Maximum Xi" — one man with total control over China — is Eurasia Group's No. 2 geopolitical risk for 2023. The risk basically boils down to "maximum impunity and maximum potential mistakes," Ashton noted in a GZERO Live conversation about Eurasia Group's Top Risks 2023 report. In other words, China's leader is so powerful he won't be blamed for anything, even if he messes up badly.

President Joe Biden walks along the border fence during his visit to the US-Mexico border in El Paso, Texas.
US & Canada

What We’re Watching: Biden at the border, Three Amigos Summit, China’s reopening

The US president (finally) goes to El Paso; Biden, AMLO & Trudeau meet in Mexico City; China opens up, but zero-COVID recovery won’t be immediate.

2022's geopolitical twists and turns: Anne-Marie Slaughter & Tom Nichols discuss
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2022's geopolitical twists and turns: Anne-Marie Slaughter & Tom Nichols discuss

From the rise and fall of the Roman Empire to the blink-of-an-eye tenure of British PM Liz Truss, political power is fleeting. Just look at Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky. On GZERO World, Ian Bremmer looks back at 2022 and forward to 2023 with frequent guests of the show: New America CEO Anne-Marie Slaughter and The Atlantic staff writer Tom Nichols.

A woman in a protective suit walks past a shop as COVID outbreaks continue in Shanghai, China.
News

What We're Watching: China's COVID shenanigans, Oz olive branch, Peru vs. Mexico, Twitter succession

Counting China’s COVID deaths, Australia tries to repair China trade ties, Peru clashes with Mexico as political crisis deepens, ignoring whoever becomes the new Twitter boss

Argentina's Leo Messi lifts the World Cup trophy alongside teammates in Qatar.
Europe

What We’re Watching: Argentine soccer ecstasy, Chinese COVID cover-up, Brits on strike

World Cup victory brings Argentina much-needed good vibes, no one many people are dying of COVID in China, strikes galore in the UK

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GZERO World with Ian Bremmer Podcast

Podcast: Not infallible: Russia, China, and US democracy with Tom Nichols & Anne-Marie Slaughter

Listen: From the largest European land invasion since World War II in Ukraine to the essential “coronation” of the world’s most powerful person in Beijing, to one of the biggest political comebacks for Democrats in Washington, 2022 has been quite the year. Anne-Marie Slaughter, CEO of New America, and Tom Nichols, staff writer at The Atlantic, join Ian Bremmer on the GZERO World podcast to look back at the remarkable power shifts of 2022 and what it might mean for the year ahead.

FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried attends a press conference at the FTX Arena in downtown Miami.
News

What We're Watching: Bankman-Fried in cuffs, China after "zero," Peru's next vote, Japan's proposed tax hike

What We're Watching: China after "zero," Peru's next vote, Japan's proposed tax hike.

US-Iran World Cup sportsmanship amid political tensions
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US-Iran World Cup sportsmanship amid political tensions

How did Iran's attention in the World Cup impact protests at home? Will protests force Xi Jinping to finely abandoned China's zero COVID policy? Why is Mexico and the US fighting over corn? Ian Bremmer shares his insights on global politics this week on World In :60.