Skip to content
Search
Human content, AI powered search.

Latest Stories

News

Read the latest news from GZERO with insights on global events.
Why Trump’s Greenland deal signals a shiftplay icon
youtu.be
Quick Take

Why Trump’s Greenland deal signals a shift

Popular

Followers of the Shi'ite Houthi group ride on a truck at a gathering near the Yemeni capital Sanaa August 20, 2014.
REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah
What We're Watching

Saudis play telephone to stop the Houthis, South Africans protest against data centers, Australia hopes rugby can stop China in the Pacific

Is outer space the new Wild West?
Analysis

Is outer space the new Wild West?

Illustration of the Polymarket website and logo. Polymarket is an online betting platform where users can bet on various global events, including political outcomes. Often a source of controversy, the site is banned in France, but this does not prevent a dozen bets from being placed on French current affairs.
Photo by Christopher Charpaud/ABACAPRESS.COM.
Analysis

Are prediction markets the new polls?

Recent

A woman walks past a billboard, displaying portraits of Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin and Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Pyotr Tolstoy and promoting the United Russia party ahead of the upcoming parliamentary election, near the Moscow International Business Centre in Moscow, Russia.
REUTERS/Ramil Sitdikov
Analysis

Russian elections: why though?

U.S. President Donald Trump arrives with incoming Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh for Warsh's swearing-in ceremony at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 22, 2026.
What We're Watching

Two big losses for Trump, Maldives tackling climate change with AI, Saudi Arabia potentially used Chinese missile in Yemen

First, the Supreme Court ruled against his demand for restrictions on mail-in voting in the upcoming midterms. Two days later, his hand-picked Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh oversaw the first US interest rate hike in three years.

The dictionary gets a “glow-up”
Hard Numbers

The dictionary gets a “glow-up”

Merriam-Webster added words and phrases around AI, including “AGI” (artificial general intelligence), “vibe coding” (using AI to create computer code), and “uncanny valley.”

​Ursula von der Leyen ( Praesidentin der Europaeischen Kommission) sagt Mark Carney (Primeminister Canada), die Zusammenarbeit zu.
What We're Watching

Canada and EU move toward closer ties, US wants to send $2.8 billion worth of weapons to Israel, Georgia’s ruling party wants to ban all opposition parties

The bloc is looking to deepen ties with the Great White North as both sides adjust to unprecedented hostility from their traditional main ally, the US.

Kosovo’s most famous politicians jailed for war crimes
Hard Numbers

Kosovo’s most famous politicians jailed for war crimes

In the late 1990s, Thaçi, a former philosophy student, served as a senior commander of the Kosovo Liberation Army, a rebel group that fought for independence from Serbia.

rotesters burn tyres and block the road in protest against rising fuel prices on the highway between Aleppo and Turkey, Syria.
What We're Watching

Syrians take to the streets over fuel price hikes, China cracks down on foreign travel for citizens, Panama Canal water levels threaten shipping

Protests rocked several regions of the country after the government on Sunday announced increases of up to 40% for diesel and 30% for gasoline.

Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, speaks during the Anthropic Builder Summit.
What We're Watching

AI leaders call for development slowdown, Saudis running out of options for oil shipping, Sweden’s left fends off the far-right

In recent days, the bosses of the top US AI companies have supported more stringent regulation of the industry.

Brazilian Supreme Court scandal spills into presidential race
Hard Numbers

Brazilian Supreme Court scandal spills into presidential race

Earlier this month, a police report disclosed alleged links between Justice Alexandre de Moraes and Daniel Vorcaro, the suspected ringleader of a multibillion-dollar bank fraud.

The enduring legacy of 9/11, with former Defense Secretary Mark Esper
GZERO World with Ian Bremmer Podcast

The enduring legacy of 9/11, with former Defense Secretary Mark Esper

Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper reflects on 25 years since 9/11, the lessons of America’s forever wars, and the biggest threats to US national security today

25 years after 9/11, how much has changed?
Ian Explains

25 years after 9/11, how much has changed?

Ian Bremmer looks at how much the world has changed in the 25 years since 9/11. Have we learned lessons from the post-9/11 era… and are we ready for what comes next?

How 9/11 reshaped America and the world
GZERO World with Ian Bremmer

How 9/11 reshaped America and the world

25 years after 9/11, has America learned the lessons of the war on terror—or is it repeating the same mistakes? Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper reflects on the post-9/11 era, the war with Iran, and why China is the biggest existential threat to the United States.

All we’ve lost
Analysis

All we’ve lost

In our city, in Washington, and across the nation, it felt like everyone had rallied to everyone else. It didn’t last, of course, but it happened. Twenty-five years later, I remember so well how it felt.