Skip to content
Search
Human content, AI powered search.

Latest Stories

News

The Graphic Truth: Who sends the most students to the US?

The Graphic Truth: Who sends the most students to the US?
By Gabrielle Debinski,
Gabrielle Debinski

Gabrielle Debinski is a former senior writer at GZERO Media.

See Full Bio
Ari Winkleman
Ari Winkleman
Ari Winkleman is a former lead designer at Eurasia Group and GZERO Media.
See Full Bio
July 07, 2020
Make us preferred on Google

The Trump administration sent shockwaves through universities this week when it announced that international students in the US could be forced to return to their home countries if courses are not held in classrooms this fall. Around 1 million foreign students are now in limbo as they wait for institutions to formalize plans for the upcoming semester. But it's not only foreign students themselves who stand to lose out: International students infuse cash into American universities and contributed around $41 billion to the US economy in the 2018-19 academic year. So, where do most of these foreign students come from? We take a look here.

Latest Videos

The French are furious at Macron–for good reasonplay icon
The Debrief

The French are furious at Macron–for good reason

AI is becoming a superweapon
GZERO Live

AI is becoming a superweapon

Trump Strikes MASSIVE Diesel deal with Russia
Puppet Regime

Trump Strikes MASSIVE Diesel deal with Russia

Why 2028 matters for Europe
GZERO Live

Why 2028 matters for Europe

Russia-Ukraine ceasefire posted
Puppet Regime

Russia-Ukraine ceasefire posted

Could Trump’s foreign policy sink the GOP?
The Debrief

Could Trump’s foreign policy sink the GOP?

More For You

Europe’s anti-immigration parties are surging as immigration numbers fall

Refugees and migrants arrive on an overcrowded boat on the Greek island of Lesbos, November 10, 2015. Since the start of the year, over 590,000 people have crossed into Greece, the frontline of a massive westward population shift from war-ravaged Syria and beyond.

Refugees and migrants arrive on an overcrowded boat on the Greek island of Lesbos, November 10, 2015. Since the start of the year, over 590,000 people have crossed into Greece, the frontline of a massive westward population shift from war-ravaged Syria and beyond.

REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis
Anti-immigration political parties are making big gains across Europe these days. Germany’s Alternative for Germany (AfD) party just won two major state parliamentary elections, campaigning in part on mass deportations of undocumented immigrants. Spain’s far-right Vox party continues to grow in popularity, especially after a recent surge of [...]

El Salvador to free tens of thousands

El Salvador to free tens of thousands
Lottie Tellyn
Bukele’s controversial crackdown on gang violence in El Salvador has featured sweeping arrests under state of emergency powers, imprisoning tens of thousands of people in maximum-security prisons where they face mass trials. Those measures have contributed to a drastic reduction in the country’s homicide rate — dropping from 100 murders per [...]

Albania rocked by protests, China and North Korea open a bridge, US states sue OpenAI

Smoke rises as a person throws a projectile through the open door of a building, amid an anti-government protest by students in Tirana, Albania, October 14, 2026.

Smoke rises as a person throws a projectile through the open door of a building, amid an anti-government protest by students in Tirana, Albania, October 14, 2026.

REUTERS/Florion Goga
Flamingo protests escalate in AlbaniaProtests in Albania turned violent Wednesday night as rioters attacked government buildings and set storefronts ablaze in the capital, Tirana. More peaceful demonstrations began several months ago, triggered by opposition to a luxury hotel development project led by President Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner [...]

How Houthi attacks are testing Saudi Arabia's defenses

How Houthi attacks are testing Saudi Arabia's defenses
- YouTube
youtu.be
In this ‘ask ian,’ Ian Bremmer explains how the US blockade of Iran and Houthi strikes on Saudi Arabia are driving disruptions of global energy and shipping across the Middle East. [...]