Skip to content
Search
Human content, AI powered search.

Latest Stories

GZERO World Clips

Highlights from the GZERO World with Ian Bremmer weekly television show.

Presented by

Tech Decoupling Explained: ramifications for the US, China & the futureplay icon

Tech Decoupling Explained: ramifications for the US, China & the future

More from GZERO World Clips

Are we in an era of "wrecking ball politics?"

Are we in an era of "wrecking ball politics?"

Quick Take

Quick Take

Graphic Truth: Where risk is heating up the fastest

Graphic Truth: Where risk is heating up the fastest

Graphic Truth: Europe isn't loving Trump

Graphic Truth: Europe isn't loving Trump

PA via Reuters Ukraine's Vladyslav Heraskevych, with his helmet, which features pictures of people killed in the war with Russia. Heraskevych was ruled out of the Men's Skeleton event by the International Olympic Committee just over an hour before competition began, pictured at the Cortina Sliding Centre, on day six of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, Italy. Picture date: Thursday February 12, 2026.

Hard Numbers: Ukrainian Olympian disqualified for political helmet, Falling cocoa prices hit Ghana, US troops to deploy to Nigeria, and Lufthansa goes on strike

​Russian President Vladimir Putin attends his annual end-of-year press conference and phone-in in Moscow, Russia December 19, 2025.

What We’re Watching: Russia seeks state-owned WhatsApp alternative, Argentina advances Milei’s labor reforms, Mixed messages on El Paso airport closure

Donald Trump alongside Nigel Farage at the Trump Turnberry course in South Ayrshire, United Kingdom, on May 3, 2023.

US government to fund MAGA-aligned groups in Europe

Puppet Regime

Puppet Regime

Local to global: The power of small business | Episode 4: Cyber resilience for small enterprises | Presented by GZERO Blue Circle in partnership with Mastercard | GZERO x Mastercard logos

Cyber resilience for small enterprises

Photo by Kim Kyung-Hoon - Pool/Getty Images

Sanae Takaichi has the power to change Japan

​February 11, 2026, Dhaka, Bangladesh: February 11, 2026 Dhaka, Bangladesh: Ansar and VDP memberrs carried ballot boxes in Dhaka, They were preparing for the polling stations on then eve of day before Bangladesh's national election.

Post-Gen Z revolution, where does Bangladesh go next?

​US Vice President JD Vance and second lady Usha Vance at the Tsitsernakaberd Armenian Genocide Memorial, in Yerevan, Armenia, February 10, 2026.

Hard Numbers: Mass shooting in Canada, Vance deletes posts about Armenian memorial visit, Argentinian inflation jumps again, Switzerland considers population cap

​Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during a press conference after meeting with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk in Kyiv on Feb. 5, 2026.

What We’re Watching: Zelensky reportedly set to hold votes, Netanyahu wants Trump to press Iran for more, Russia to halt flights to Cuba

What’s Good Wednesdays™, February 11, 2026

Football wins, local economy scores

Football wins, local economy scores

Watch our Global Stage live premiere from the Munich Security Conference

Watch our Global Stage live premiere from the Munich Security Conference

A tryptych on employees at Microsoft

Building community-first AI infrastructure

Armed Israeli soldiers walk through an alley in the Old City of Hebron, in the occupied West Bank, on February 7, 2026. The Israeli army routinely secures routes and gathering points when settlers visit the city.

What We’re Watching: Israel expands West Bank control, Orbán’s opponent publishes manifesto, Ethiopia trains Sudan’s rebel soldiers

Protesters carry posters during a demonstration in support of Palestine at the Asia-Africa Monument in Bandung, West Java. They demand the Indonesian government's immediate withdrawal from the Board of Peace and express solidarity with the people of Gaza and Palestine involved in the conflict with Israel.

Hard Numbers: Indonesia to deploy troops in Gaza, Signs of a crypto crash, Arrests at pro-Palestinian protest in Australia, Italian-style carbo-loading at the Olympics

​People attend a demonstration to demand the release of Venezuelan opposition politician Juan Pablo Guanipa, in Maracaibo, Venezuela, on February 9, 2026.

Venezuela’s window is open – but only a little

ask ian

ask ian

Trump says Modi says he won't buy more oil from Russia

Trump says Modi says he won't buy more oil from Russia

Freedom of expression at the Olympics

Freedom of expression at the Olympics

​Bad Bunny performs during the Super Bowl halftime show at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California, on Feb. 8, 2026.

Hard Numbers: Bad Bunny steals the show, Hong Kong democracy activist sentenced to 20 years in jail, Japanese markets split on Takaichi’s success, Socialist wins in Portugal

​British Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivers a speech at Horntye Park Sports Complex in St Leonards, Britain, February 05, 2026.

What We’re Watching: Starmer on thin ice, Sweden cracks down on citizenship requirements, Thailand’s ruling party wins election

Bad Bunny makes it to the Oval Office

Bad Bunny makes it to the Oval Office

​A person reads a newspaper at a roadside newspaper stand in Ikoyi Lagos, Nigeria, November 27, 2025.

US troops arrive in Nigeria

Trump announces new Olympic games

Trump announces new Olympic games

​Bad Bunny during the Super Bowl LX halftime show press conference at Moscone Center.

Hard Numbers: American halftime show con política, African countries agree to UK migrant returns, US-Iran talks, Alibaba pays people to use AI app

​Alysa Liu of Team USA at the Winter Olympic Games in Milano Cortina, Italy, on February 6, 2026.

Is the tide turning on Russia’s sports exile?

​Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, president of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), appeals for a candidate during a street speech of the House of Representatives Election Campaign in Shintomi Town, Miyazaki Prefecture on February 6, 2026. The Lower House election will feature voting and counting on February 8th.

What We’re Watching: Big week for elections, US and China make trade deals, Suicide bombing in Pakistan

You vs the News collage

You vs. the News: A Weekly News Quiz - February 6, 2026

​Hellenic coast guard performs SAR operation, following migrant's boat collision with coast guard off the Aegean island of Chios, near Mersinidi, Greece, February 4, 2026.

Hard Numbers: Deadly boat crash in the Aegean, China and US turn into bean counters, Israeli charges Gaza smugglers, & More

​India's imports of Russian oil.

Graphic Truth: India's imports of Russian oil

​A woman and two children walk past a mural in Monrovia November 10, 2011.

The American experiment in Liberia

Aerial view of the nuclear explosion, code-named Seminole, at Enewetak Atoll in the Pacific Ocean on June 6, 1956.​

What We’re Watching: Nuclear deal STARTs to end, Syria pens deal with Chevron for oil exploration, Lights go off in parts of Cuba

The Debrief

The Debrief

Woman at the train station as a train zooms past her

Renters catch a break

US President Donald Trump and Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.​

Is Trump about to strike Iran (again)?

Person picking up packets of Hello I'm Ugly dried fruits at a store

Walmart’s commitment to US-made products

​Workers repair a pipe at a compound of Darnytsia Thermal Power Plant which was heavily damaged by recent Russian missile and drone strikes, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine February 4, 2026.

What We’re Watching: The Groundhog Day of Ukraine peace talks, Colombia fares well at White House, South African ruling coalition faces stability test

What’s Good Wednesdays™, February 4, 2026

​Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) stands in formation in a show of force and response after ICE agents tear gassed, shot less lethal weapons and chased a mostly peaceful group of about 150 protestors who were upset with the recent killings of protestors in Minneapolis and the increased activity in their LA neighborhoods.

Hard Numbers: ICE to reduce Minneapolis deployment, Another deadly attack in Nigeria, US-Iran confrontation at sea, German airliner acknowledges Nazi past

​A Chinese clerk counts RMB (renminbi) yuan banknotes at a bank in Lianyungang city, east China's Jiangsu province, on Aug. 11, 2015.

Is China’s currency coming for the US dollar?

​World Central Kitchen staff hand out free soup in a neighbourhood that experiences electricity and heating outages following recent Russian attacks on Ukraine’s civilian infrastructure during subzero temperatures in Kyiv, Ukraine February 3, 2026.

Hard numbers: Russia bombards Ukraine again, Spain considers social media ban, Rape trial begins for son of Norwegian royal

​Protesters gather during a candlelight vigil, and interfaith prayer at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport as airport workers and faith leaders rally calling on the federal government to extend Temporary Protected Status for Haiti on Jan. 28, 2026.

Haiti is on borrowed time

A tryptych on employees at Microsoft

Building community-first AI infrastructure

​US President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the White House in Washington, D.C., USA, on Feb. 13, 2025.

What We’re Watching: Trump and Modi make up, Turkey’s Erdogan goes to Riyadh, A step toward peace in the DRC

Epstein and America’s two-tier justice system

Epstein and America’s two-tier justice system

Why Singapore sees AI as an opportunity, not a threat

Why Singapore sees AI as an opportunity, not a threat

Trump’s next move in Iran

Trump’s next move in Iran

​U.S. President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi hold up signed documents regarding securing the supply of critical minerals and rare earths, at a bilateral meeting at Akasaka Palace in Tokyo, Japan, October 28, 2025.

What We’re Watching: US critical minerals summit, Rafah crossing reopens, Border violence in Pakistan

​People take part in a rally in support of Czech President Petr Pavel, organised by Million Moments for Democracy group in reaction to dispute between President Pavel and Czech Foreign Minister and Motorists chair Petr Macinka, in Prague, Czech Republic, February 1, 2026.

Hard numbers: Large protests in Czechia, UAE-linked firm has large stake in the president’s company, & More

​US President Donald Trump and musician Nicki Minaj in Washington, D.C., USA, on January 28, 2026.

The politics of population

GZERO World with Ian Bremmer

GZERO World with Ian Bremmer

Photo of Singapore President Tharman Shanmugaratnam with the GZERO World podcast logo superimposed on top.

Singapore's global moment, with President Tharman Shanmugaratnam

Ian Explains

Ian Explains

Graphic Truth: Costa Rica’s severe murder rate

Graphic Truth: Costa Rica’s severe murder rate

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

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

​Protesters call for US military intervention in Iran.

What We’re Watching: US weighs Iran hit, Trump nominates Powell’s successor, Chinese firm can’t operate Panama Canal

Costa Rica presidential candidate Laura Fernandez in Heredia, Costa Rica, January 29, 2026.​

Costa Rica’s crime-time election

You vs the News collage

You vs. the News: A Weekly News Quiz - January 30, 2026

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with President of the European Council António Luís Santos da Costa, and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen in New Delhi, India, on Jan. 27, 2026.

Why the EU-India trade deal matters

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, China, on January 29, 2026.

What We’re Watching: UK-China meeting, Violence in Ethiopia, Canada’s conservative leader on the chopping block

​Igmel Tamayo carries charcoal to sell on the side of a road for use as cooking fuel in homes, on the outskirts of Havana, Cuba, on January 12, 2026.

Hard numbers: Cuba’s oil reserves running dry, China executes alleged Myanmar scammers, Metal hype continues, Heavy gunfire at Niger’s airport

What to know about China’s military purges

What to know about China’s military purges

Visual representation of data

Five forces that shaped 2025

​Honduras' new President Nasry Asfura addresses supporters after his swearing-in ceremony, outside the Congress building, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, January 27, 2026.

What We’re Watching: Honduras’ new leader takes office, Trump threatens Iran again, Winter Olympics to get ICE-y

What’s Good Wednesdays™, January 28, 2026

​Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, and US President Donald Trump during the 2026 World Cup draw in Washington, D.C., on December 5, 2025.

Two US borders, two different approaches to Trump

​Fighters of the Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Palestinian Islamist Hamas movement, attend a rally marking the 35th anniversary of the group's foundation in Gaza City on December 14, 2022.

Hard numbers: Hamas seeks new role for its forces in Gaza, New estimate of Russian casualties in Ukraine, Rwanda sues the UK, & More

Person picking up packets of Hello I'm Ugly dried fruits at a store

Walmart’s commitment to US-made products

GZERO Europe

GZERO Europe

Trump, Canada, and the future of the free world

Trump, Canada, and the future of the free world

China’s economy is growing, but it’s stuck in a deflationary trap

China’s economy is growing, but it’s stuck in a deflationary trap

​FILE PHOTO: European Commissioner for Trade Maros Sefcovic and India's Trade Minister Piyush Goyal pose after signing an agreement, as European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and European Council President Antonio Costa stand behind them, at the Hyderabad House in New Delhi, India, January 27, 2026.

What We’re Watching: EU and India nab trade deal, US tells Ukraine to cede land swap for security guarantees, Social media faces landmark trial

Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing (R) arrives at a polling station in the Myanmar capital of Naypyitaw on Dec. 28, 2025.

Hard numbers: Myanmar’s military-backed party set to win sham election, Trump threatens to raise tariffs on South Korea, Silver prices spike, & More

A tryptych on employees at Microsoft

Building community-first AI infrastructure

The world economy is resilient, despite tariffs

The world economy is resilient, despite tariffs

ICE in Minneapolis

ICE in Minneapolis

​Women light a candle as people gather at a makeshift memorial for Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, on January 25, 2026.

What We’re Watching: Fallout from Minneapolis killing, Xi purges military leader, Israel recovers final hostage

​Two Iranian motorcyclists stop in front of the burned East Tehran General Directorate of Tax Affairs headquarters in Tehran, Iran, on January 21, 2026.

Hard numbers: Iran protests death toll reportedly far higher, Deadly attack on Mexican soccer pitch, Gold prices surpass milestone, & More

​The World Health Organization (WHO) headquarters is seen in Geneva, Switzerland, January 28, 2025.

America’s WHO exit leaves a leadership vacuum

Economic Trends Shaping 2026: Trade, AI, Small Business

Economic Trends Shaping 2026: Trade, AI, Small Business

Stubb: Russia is losing in Ukraine

Stubb: Russia is losing in Ukraine

Why space tech investment matters

Why space tech investment matters

Why trust is essential for AI adoption

Why trust is essential for AI adoption

AI in shaping power, politics, and people

AI in shaping power, politics, and people

GZERO Series

GZERO World with Ian Bremmer

GZERO World with Ian Bremmer

GZERO World with Ian Bremmer
Puppet Regime

Puppet Regime

Puppet Regime
Quick Take

Quick Take

Quick Take
ask ian

ask ian

ask ian
Ian Explains

Ian Explains

Ian Explains
GZERO Reports

GZERO Reports

GZERO Reports
GZERO Europe

GZERO Europe

GZERO Europe
The Debrief

The Debrief

The Debrief