Podcasts by GZERO World with Ian Bremmer
The United States will no longer play global policeman, and no one else wants the job. This is not a G-7 or a G-20 world. Welcome to the GZERO, a world made volatile by an intensifying international battle for power and influence. Every week on this podcast, Ian Bremmer will interview the world leaders and the thought leaders shaping our GZERO World.
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Unpacking the complicated US-Japan relationship with Ambassador Rahm Emanuel from 2023-12-09T11:00
Ian Bremmer is in Tokyo, Japan, to check in on America’s “pivot to Asia.” How’s that going? Given that neither Ukraine nor Israel is located in the Asia Pacific, it is not so great!
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Tracking the rapid rise of human-enhancing biotech with Siddhartha Mukherjee from 2023-12-02T11:00
Can governments protect us from dangerous software bugs? from 2023-11-21T19:00
We've probably all felt the slight annoyance at prompts we receive to update our devices. But these updates deliver vital patches to our software, protecting us from bad ...
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The path to a two-state solution for Israel&Palestine: Former Prime Minister Ehud Barak's perspective from 2023-11-18T11:00
Would the proposed UN Cybercrime Treaty hurt more than it helps? from 2023-11-14T19:00
As the world of cybercrime continues to expand, it follows suit that more international legal standards should follow. But while many governments around the globe see a n...
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Foreign influence, cyberspace, and geopolitics from 2023-11-07T18:00
Thanks to advancing technology like artificial intelligence and deep fakes, governments can increasingly use the online world to spread misinformation and influence foreign citizens and governme...
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Iran's role in the Gaza war: is escalation inevitable? from 2023-11-04T10:00
Cyber mercenaries and the global surveillance-for-hire market from 2023-10-31T21:30
The use of mercenaries is nothing new in kinetic warfare, but they are becoming a growing threat in cyberspace as well. The weapon of choice for cyber mercenaries is mali...
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Death and diplomacy: A look at India-Canada tensions with Samir Saran from 2023-10-28T10:00
How cyber diplomacy is protecting the world from online threats from 2023-10-24T16:29
Just as bank robbers have moved from physical banks to the online world, those fighting crime are also increasingly engaged in the digital realm. Enter the world of the c...
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What's the US role in the Israel-Hamas war? Views from Sen. Chris Murphy&Rep. Mike Waltz from 2023-10-21T10:00
The war between Israel and Hamas and its unfathomable human toll from 2023-10-14T10:00
Challenging the climate change narrative with Bjorn Lomborg from 2023-10-07T10:00
Calling for the "reglobalization" of trade: WTO chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala from 2023-09-30T10:00
The case for global optimism with Steven Pinker from 2023-09-23T10:00
UN Secretary-General António Guterres explains why peace in Ukraine is his top priority from 2023-09-16T10:00
Getting to know generative AI with Gary Marcus from 2023-09-09T10:00
Artificial intelligence new rules: Ian Bremmer and Mustafa Suleyman explain the AI power paradox from 2023-08-26T10:00
Dive into the world of artificial intelligence in our new GZERO World podcast episode. Ian Bremmer, founder of Eurasia Group and GZERO Media, teams up with Mustafa Suleyman, CEO of Inflection AI...
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Antisemitism's tragic persistence from 2023-08-19T10:00
China's great economic slowdown from 2023-08-12T10:00
Is Ukraine's counteroffensive failing, or is the tide about to turn? from 2023-08-05T10:00
UN Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield on Russia, human rights,&the Security Council presidency from 2023-07-29T10:00
The past, present and future of political media from 2023-07-22T10:00
How to fix the US government's classified information problem with Jane Harman from 2023-07-15T10:00
Modi's India on the world stage from 2023-07-08T10:00
The future of space: congested and contested from 2023-07-06T10:00
Space might be a big place but the United Nations regards it as ‘congested, contested and competitive’.
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Russia's view of the Ukraine war: a Kremlin ally's perspective from 2023-07-01T10:00
The satellite revolution in Low Earth Orbit from 2023-06-29T14:55
In the last twenty-five years, the number of active satellites orbiting the Earth has increas...
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What's next in 2023? from 2023-06-29T10:00
"We are coming out of a period of uncertainty," says David Bailin, Chief Investment Officer at Citi Global Wealth. "We've all been thinking it would go much faster than it has, but in the event ...
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Artemis and the lunar economy from 2023-06-22T14:55
There is a big difference between NASA’s current Artemis program and its Apollo program of five decades ago. This time, there is a long-term plan for humans on the moon. “We don't want to just t...
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Mission to the Moon, with Artemis II astronaut Jeremy Hansen from 2023-06-15T14:55
In November 2024, astronaut Jeremy Hansen will take one giant leap for both space exploration and his country, Canada. He will be the first non-Ameri...
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Introducing "Next Giant Leap," a look at the business of space from 2023-06-15T14:31:34
The new Space Age is here, and it’s driving innovation and economic growth on Earth. Listen
Global food (in)security from 2023-06-15T10:00
"We need to keep that investment flowing to come up with better ways to do this so that everyone is fed within the constraints of what the planet is able to bear," says Pete Ceretti, Director of...
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(Un)packing the Supreme Court with Yale Law's Emily Bazelon from 2023-06-10T10:00
How AI is changing our economy from 2023-06-01T10:00
"We're entering into another leg of a continued industrial revolution which is going to be marked by collaboration between humans and machines," says Archie Foster, Managing Director and Head of...
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Fix the global debt crisis before it's too late, warns World Bank's David Malpass from 2023-05-27T10:00
Rebuilding American infrastructure with Pete Buttigieg from 2023-05-20T10:00
In this episode, we’re bridging America’s divides, and we mean that literally. It’s infrastructure week on GZERO World, and Ian Bremmer is talking to Mr. Infrastructure himself: US Transportatio...
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Can the US and China find common ground? from 2023-05-18T10:00
"I think we're entering into a period when it will be more attractive to invest outside of the US and to invest in China and Pan-Asia than we've probably seen in the last few years," says David ...
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Conservatives no more? Why Chris Christie is criticizing Trump and DeSantis from 2023-05-13T10:00
Why Netanyahu critic Ehud Barak calls Israel's government "clearly illegitimate" from 2023-05-06T10:00
As Israel grapples with political and social turmoil, the debate over judicial reform has become a crucial battleground for the country's future direction. In a conversation with former Israeli ...
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Energy transition today from 2023-05-04T10:00
"It actually all comes down to one thing and that's money," says Raad Alkadiri, Managing Director of Energy, Climate and Resources at Eurasia Group. "Will there be the money for investment in re...
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NATO’s Russia problem: the increasing danger of military confrontation between nuclear powers from 2023-04-22T10:00
As tensions between Russia and NATO continue to escalate, the world is once again on the brink of a potential nuclear confrontation. On the GZERO World podcast, Ian Bremmer sits down with Ivo Da...
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Broken (supply) chains from 2023-04-20T10:00
"Other than the impacts of the pandemic, which are easing, and from Russia/Ukraine, I'd say that the greatest risk to global supply chains today and moving forward will likely be from the US- Ch...
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Trumped up charges? Preet Bharara on the law&politics of investigating a president's crimes from 2023-04-15T10:00
Where democracy is built upon rule of law, legal challenges faced by public officials are a sober matter. On the GZERO World podcast, Ian Bremmer sits down with former US Attorney for the Southe...
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How healthy is the US-Canada relationship? from 2023-04-08T10:00
On the GZERO World podcast, Ian Bremmer delves into the current status of the US-Canada relationship. In a nutshell: it's going well — definitely a lot better than under Donald Trump — but not a...
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Inflation Nations: What to know about inflation and interest rates from 2023-04-06T10:00
"During the course of this year, the Fed will not be concerned only with inflation as the months go by, increasingly the pendulum will shift, ...
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Larry Summers breaks down the banking crisis from 2023-04-01T10:00
What happens when we take water for granted from 2023-03-25T10:00
The lack of access to clean, drinkable water is a critical issue affecting billions of people across the globe. On the GZERO World podcast, Gilbert Houngbo, Chair of UN-Water and former Prime Mi...
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The economic power of women from 2023-03-23T10:00
"Women control a third of the world's global wealth today, and they make 70% of household consumption decisions. It is a segment that we all have to be focused on, because the ...
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The costs of invading Iraq: Sen. Tammy Duckworth&Richard Engel assess war's lasting effects, 20 years later from 2023-03-18T10:00
It's been 20 years since the US-led invasion of Iraq began. Can we say the world is any better off? Despite its official end over a decade ago, the war still casts a long shadow––the loss of cou...
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Should I STILL be worried? from 2023-03-09T11:00
“The equivalent of what we spent in World War II was spent in the course of a year and a half to support the U...
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Survival is success: IRC’s David Miliband responds to “double crisis” in Turkey&Syria from 2023-03-04T11:00
Ukraine’s strength, Russia’s stubbornness - and the uncertainty of war to come from 2023-02-25T11:00
Nigeria’s presidential election is a critical moment for Africa from 2023-02-22T11:00
On February 25, Africa’s most populous nation heads to the polls to vote for a new president in what is shapi...
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Why Scott Galloway is “cautiously optimistic” about AI - but not TikTok or Meta from 2023-02-18T11:00
Mitt Romney on uncharted US waters, Russian malevolence,&China’s economic ambition from 2023-02-04T11:00
Salvaging the world we leave our kids with innovative philanthropy from 2023-01-28T11:00
Global inequality has reached a level we haven’t seen in our lifetimes and recent geopolitical convulsions have only made things worse. The rich have gotten richer while extreme poverty has expl...
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Davos, meet humility: grappling with Russia&egregious violations of international law from 2023-01-21T11:00
Nobody wins in nuclear Armageddon: Rafael Grossi's plan to keep us safe in time of war from 2023-01-14T11:00
What keeps the world’s top nuclear watchdog up at night? It's not only Vladimir Putin threatening to use a tactical nuke in Ukraine. On the GZERO World podcast, Rafael Grossi, Director General o...
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China's economic head start&a world accelerating into recession from 2023-01-07T11:00
What's in store for the global economy in 2023? Well, it's not going to be pretty. A raging war in Europe, sky-high inflation, and an unstable China will create strong economic headwinds in the ...
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View from "fully blockaded" Nagorno-Karabakh during Armenia's conflict with Azerbaijan from 2022-12-23T19:13
The people of the small Armenian enclave known as Nagorno-Karabakh have no way to get out. Recently, the long-simmering conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh has once again heated up with Armenia accusin...
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Not infallible: Russia, China, and US democracy with Tom Nichols&Anne-Marie Slaughter from 2022-12-17T11:00
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 ...
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After Mahsa Amini: Iran’s fight for freedom, with Masih Alinejad from 2022-12-10T11:00
Iran is being rocked by its most significant protests since the Green Movement of 2009. Since September, hundreds of thousands of young and mostly female demonstrators have filled the streets of...
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What US midterms tell us about the state of US democracy from 2022-11-19T11:00
European unity vs Putin, energy shortages,&economic pain from 2022-11-12T11:00
Europe is bracing for a tough winter ahead. An escalating Russia/Ukraine war has mobilized much of Europe to Kyiv’s cause, but it’s also rocked the region, bringing a plethora of economic, polit...
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America at risk: assessing Russia, China, and domestic threats from 2022-11-05T10:00
What if China’s power keeps growing? from 2022-10-29T10:00
As China's leader Xi Jinping begins an unprecedented third term in office, it's fair to ask: how much will China's future affect the whole world? On the GZERO World podcast, Ian Bremmer speaks t...
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Can the US get its act together? Susan Glasser&Peter Baker on "the world’s greatest geopolitical crisis" from 2022-10-22T10:00
Whatever the US midterm elections are about this time around, one thing is clear: the results will have global ripple effects on US relations with Russia, China, and the state of democracy itsel...
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Winter is coming. Global recession, too? from 2022-10-15T10:00
"United" Kingdom? Tony Blair on Truss, Charles, Brexit, and division in UK&beyond from 2022-10-01T10:00
In the span of just 48 hours in early September, the United Kingdom got a new prime minister, Liz Truss, and a new monarch, King Charles III. Both face big challenges in their new roles. For Tru...
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How we avoid irreversible damage&"total disaster": The UN chief's warning for a world experiencing multiple crises from 2022-09-17T10:00
The UN's blueprint for making the world a better place is on life support. The pandemic wiped out years of progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and right now there's no way they...
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Biden's climate bill sets US up to lead on clean energy, says Sec. Jennifer Granholm from 2022-09-10T10:00
The Biden administration has pushed through the single largest climate spending package in US history. US Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm joins Ian Bremmer on GZERO World to discuss how the n...
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How the US underestimated the Taliban - and who's paying for it one year later from 2022-08-27T10:00
How the US will fight cyber wars from 2022-08-20T10:00
US/China power struggle, the global political balance, and your finances from 2022-08-11T10:00
“China's ability to grow in unprecedented fashion came because they had really cheap labor, and wealthy countries around the world were very happy to take advant...
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Making sense of global inflation, looming recession, and economists who disagree from 2022-08-06T10:00
How to get social media companies to protect users (instead of hurting them) from 2022-07-30T10:00
How closing the gender gap drives economic growth from 2022-07-28T10:00
“Women make about 75% of all household consumption decisions, and control close to 100 trillion in wealth,” says Ida Liu, Global Head of Citi Private Bank. "Women can no long...
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Crown Prince MBS’s power&Saudi Arabia’s contradictions from 2022-07-23T10:00
As Japan reels: examining Shinzo Abe’s legacy&Japan’s future with his friend and adviser from 2022-07-16T10:00
Future-proofing: How we fix broken supply chains from 2022-07-14T10:00
“Envision supply chains like a strand of Christmas lights. If one light goes out, then the whole strand will stop working,” said Eurasia Group’s Christina Huguet.
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An active US Supreme Court overturns "settled law" on abortion. What's next? from 2022-07-02T10:00
Economic weapons&fallout of the new Cold War from 2022-06-30T10:00
In 1985, after four decades of standoff between the world's biggest superpowers, US President Ronald Reagan had a private conversation with the Soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev. Reagan asked him...
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How we overcome infectious disease with a public health renaissance from 2022-06-25T10:00
Could today’s crisis lead to future growth? from 2022-06-16T10:00
“Geopolitics and their impact on the markets are greater right now than at any point in my professional life,” said Ian Bremmer, president of Eurasia Group and GZERO Media.
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How discontent with globalization has fueled authoritarian "strongmen" from 2022-06-11T10:00
As inflation, including as seen in rising food and commodity prices, destabilize global systems, strong leadership will appeal to more people. Part of the pushback ag...
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When allies unified by Ukraine confront upended security&war fatigue from 2022-06-04T10:00
At the 2022 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, it was clear that history is at a turning point, with a war in Europe whose cascading impact can be felt all over the globe. Bu...
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Is now the time to buy? Real estate dynamics in 2022 from 2022-06-02T10:00
As the global pandemic surged in the US, so too did home sales and home prices. On the flip side of things, commercial real estate took...
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How crisis can help us fix broken systems: from Ukraine to COVID from 2022-05-22T10:00
Will there be a recession? from 2022-05-19T10:00
As record inflation meets rising interest rates, we’re examining the role of the US Federal Reserve in protecting the economy from recession in the coming months.
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The Ukraine war is destroying Putin’s reputation from 2022-05-14T10:00
A cybercrime treaty proposed by…Russia? from 2022-05-11T10:00
Cybercrime is a rapidly growing threat, and one that will require a global effort to combat. But could some of the same measures taken to fight criminals online lead ...
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Saving the world’s water supply from 2022-05-05T10:00
Nearly half of the world's population currently lives in areas that face water scarcity for at least one month out of every year, and more than 1.2 billion people lack access to clean drinking w...
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Examining Putin: his logic, mistakes, and hope for Ukraine from 2022-04-30T10:00
Cyber mercenaries and the digital “Wild West" from 2022-04-27T10:00:44
The concept of mercenaries, hired soldiers and specialists working privately to fight a nation’s battles, is nearly as old as war itself.
The Ukraine war is crippling the world's food supply, says food security expert Ertharin Cousin from 2022-04-23T10:00
If the economy is good, why do I feel so bad? from 2022-04-21T10:00
Last year the US economy grew 5.7%, the biggest growth rate in decades, yet at the beginning of 2022 fewer than 1 in 5 Americans thought it was strong. And as the world confr...
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Lessons of the SolarWinds attack from 2022-04-13T10:00
Two years after the discovery of one of the largest cyber attacks in history, we’re looking at the current state of security for both software and hardware supply chains.
In early 2020, a...
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China's uphill battles, from Putin to COVID: Newsweek's Melinda Liu from 2022-04-09T10:00
The relationship between Putin and Xi is a "marriage of convenience," journalist Melinda Liu tells Ian Bremmer on the GZERO World podcast. Russia's war in Ukraine has...
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Naked power politics challenge global democracy, says author Yascha Mounk from 2022-04-02T10:00
Confidence in democracy is declining in the West at the same time authoritarian leaders like Putin and Xi Jinping have become more transparent about their demands and...
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Protecting the Internet of Things from 2022-03-30T10:00
Billions of watches, refrigerators, and even light bulbs around the world are network-connected, collecting and sharing your data. Smart device manufacturing could be...
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Iran on the verge: why you don’t want the nuclear deal to fail, according to Iran expert Ali Vaez from 2022-03-26T10:00
Renewing the Iran nuclear deal is more urgent than ever for the Biden administration. Iran is closer to getting the bomb, with the breakout time to enrich enough uran...
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Why Putin will fail: former Finnish PM Alexander Stubb from 2022-03-19T10:00
The ripple effects of Russia’s war with Ukraine are spreading well beyond Ukraine's borders. And one country watching very closely is Finland. On the GZERO World podcast, Ian Bremmer talks to fo...
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Cyber threats in Ukraine and beyond from 2022-03-16T10:00
Cyberattacks in Ukraine are the latest example of how cyberspace is increasingly a theater of conflict around the world. As part of the Global Stage series, a partnership between Microsoft and G...
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US Choices, Global Consequences: Hina Khar On India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Broken International Architecture from 2022-03-05T11:00
As Russian forces invaded Ukraine, Pakistan's PM Imran Khan, one of Vladimir Putin’s few friends, visited Moscow. But his trip did not go down well in the US. ...
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Authoritarians Won’t Defeat American Values, Says John Kerry from 2022-02-26T11:00
John Kerry, former US Secretary of State and current climate czar, pushed back against the idea that this will be "the century of the authoritarian" in a GZERO World ...
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David Petraeus on Putin's War Games from 2022-02-19T11:00
At the 2022 Munich Security Conference, world leaders are gathering again for the first time in two years at a moment of unprecedented crisis. At the time of this GZE...
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No Empire Lasts Forever: How China’s Rise Could Trigger a New World Order from 2022-02-12T11:00
What keeps Ray Dalio, one of America’s most successful investors, up at night? Three things: spiraling debt, a weakening dollar and a rising China. China is closi...
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It’s Getting Harder for Black Americans to Vote, Warns Journalist Clarence Page from 2022-02-05T11:00
Ukraine Crisis: The Signals Pointing to Russian Invasion from 2022-01-29T11:00
We Have to Control AI Before It Controls Us, Warns Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt from 2022-01-22T11:00:04
Tech companies set the rules for the digital world through algorithms powered by artificial intelligence. But does Big Tech really understand AI? Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt tells Ian Bremmer...
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The Problem With China’s Zero COVID Strategy from 2022-01-15T11:00
Xi Jinping's zero-COVID approach faces its toughest test to date with omicron. Why? Because China lacks mRNA jabs, and so few Chinese people have gotten COVID that overall protection is very low...
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How the US Survives Deep Divisions: Fiona Hill and the Post-Jan 6 Fight for American Democracy from 2022-01-08T11:00
On the anniversary of the Capitol insurrection, America has only grown more divided. More Republicans than ever believe that the election was stolen. And that’s not just a domestic problem. It’s...
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The Human Tragedy of Yemen’s Intractable Civil War from 2021-12-18T11:00
After 7 years of conflict, Yemen is often called the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. Ian Bremmer speaks with UN Resident Coordinator David Gressly about the dire situation in Yemen, where hal...
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COVID Continued: What the World Will Look Like in 2022 from 2021-12-16T11:00
While 2021 brought incredible breakthroughs in science and billions of COVID-19 vaccine doses were delivered globally, the pandemic seems far from over as the new year approaches. Add in an urge...
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How We Got Here: Evaluating 1619&US History With Nikole Hannah-Jones from 2021-12-11T11:00
When Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones published the “1619 Project” in 2019, not even she could have predicted its cultural impact. It’s hard to think of anoth...
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Don’t Believe the “Taliban 2.0” Hype, Cautions Journalist Ahmed Rashid from 2021-12-04T11:00
With the US gone and the Taliban back in control, Afghanistan faces a long winter. Mounting food insecurity and a crumbling economy have left many Afghans feeling abandoned. The international co...
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Special Edition: Why Biodiversity Loss Matters to Governments and Investors from 2021-12-02T11:00
Are global leaders finally taking needed action on environmental issues? Coming out of the COP26 meeting in Glasgow, we've seen governments agree to a certain set of policies to fight climate ch...
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Inflation Nation: How Larry Summers Predicted Skyrocketing Prices in the US from 2021-11-21T11:00
As the holiday shopping season gets underway, consumers are facing empty shelves and sky-high prices. What explains the supply chain crunch and how is it related to the highest levels of inflati...
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Special Edition: Common Prosperity, Coal, and Competitiveness: The US and China (Part II) from 2021-11-18T14:35:23
The relationship between the US and China is rapidly evolving. Economic and political decisions made today will impact power dynamics in both the near and long term. We'll examine the Chinese go...
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A Tale of Two Koreas With Veteran Korea Journalist Jean Lee from 2021-11-13T11:00
From K-Pop supergroup BTS to Oscar-winner Parasite to Netflix global sensation Squid Game, South Korea seems to be churning out one massive cultural hit after another. And North Korea is taking ...
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Do Nuclear Weapons Keep Us Safe? An Arms Control Expert Weighs In from 2021-11-06T10:00
Arms control expert Kelsey Davenport joins Ian Bremmer on the GZERO World podcast to talk about the world’s long fascination with nuclear weapons and how close we still remain to all-out nuclear...
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Special Edition: Tariffs, Tutors, and Tension: The US and China (Part I) from 2021-11-04T10:00
Tensions have been building between the U.S. and China for some time, and the Biden administration and President Xi’s leadership team have not found much new common ground. We’ll look at how Xi ...
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Man-Made Crisis: How Do We Survive on the Planet We Warmed? UN Environment Chief Explains from 2021-10-30T10:00
Fires, floods, and droughts. Climate change is already happening but so far humans have been slow to react. Will the UN Climate Conference (COP26) produce lasting change or just more hot air? On...
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Brave New Big Tech World: Nicholas Thompson's Perspective from 2021-10-23T10:00
Special Edition: Shifting Balance, Shifting Priorities: Where Work Goes Next from 2021-10-21T10:00
The nature of work had already been changing long before the global pandemic accelerated trends around flexible work, remote work technology, and the gig economy. While some industries and worke...
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The Future of Artificial Intelligence With Tech CEO Kai-Fu Lee from 2021-10-09T10:00
Artificial intelligence is changing the way we live — and very soon it'll go beyond medical breakthroughs and the algorithms that control your social newsfeeds. Will AI become the biggest techno...
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Special Edition: How the Pandemic Could Change Healthcare Forever from 2021-10-07T10:00
For all the flaws of many healthcare systems around the world, we've seen unprecedented coordination among researchers, healthcare providers, manufacturers, and governments which led to the rapi...
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Grading Biden on Foreign Policy With Journalist Robin Wright from 2021-10-02T10:00
Can President Biden tamp down growing global skepticism and persuade his allies that the US is really “back”? Or is America's credibility irreparably damaged no matter what Biden, or any future ...
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The COVID-Damaged Economy Surprised Adam Tooze from 2021-09-25T10:00
The pandemic hit the global economy hard, and many economies are still hurting. But it could have been even worse. In May 2020 as a guest on the GZERO World podcast, economic historian Adam Tooz...
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Special Edition: Inflation, Interest Rates, and Economic Recovery from 2021-09-23T10:00
When the Covid-19 pandemic hit in full force in the U.S., the government had to act quickly to keep the economy afloat. One major thing that the Federal Reserve did was lower interest rates to z...
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UN Sec-Gen Guterres Has a Warning for Disunited Nations from 2021-09-18T10:00
In a frank interview on the GZERO World podcast, António Guterres, the United Nations Secretary-General, speaks with Ian Bremmer at the UN ahead of the annual General Assembly week. Guterres dis...
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A Safer America 20 Years After 9/11? Michael Chertoff and Rory Stewart Discuss from 2021-09-11T10:00
Special Edition: What Infrastructure Spending Means for You from 2021-09-09T10:00
There's a desperate need in the US to improve our infrastructure, much of which was built when the population was half the size it is today. After decades of neglect, President Biden’s infrastru...
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Afghanistan, 2021: Three perspectives on the brutal close of a 20-year war from 2021-09-04T10:00
Two decades of war in Afghanistan came to a tragic close on August 31 as President Joe Biden announced from the White House that the la...
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Gene Editing Tech Risks and Rewards: Dr. Jennifer Doudna's Perspective from 2021-08-21T10:00
In a wide-ranging interview with Ian Bremmer, Nobel Prize-winning scientist Jennifer Doudna discusses her groundbreaking work on the revolutionary gene-editing technology known as CRISPR. In the...
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When Sports and Politics Mix: The IOC’s Dick Pound from 2021-08-07T10:00
A look at the long history of protest at the Games wi...
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Alcohol, Diplomacy&Society, From Edward Slingerland's Perspective from 2021-07-31T10:00
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How Human History Is Shaped by Disaster, According to Niall Ferguson from 2021-07-24T10:00
Stanford historian Niall Ferguson joins Ian Bremmer on the GZERO World podcast to talk about the geopolitics of disaster. Throughout hu...
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American Democracy is in Danger, Warns Ben Rhodes from 2021-07-17T10:00
Adam Grant Reimagines Work After COVID from 2021-07-10T10:00
Renowned organizational psychologist Adam Grant joins Ian Bremmer to talk about how the pandemic has upended what we think of as “work”...
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US National Security Depends on Domestic Progress: Jane Harman Explains from 2021-06-27T10:00
Jane Harman, a nine-term member of Congress (D-CA) who served for decades on the major security committees in the House of Representatives, discusses the shortcomings of the US national security...
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A Former US Diplomat Rates Biden’s First Presidential Trip Abroad from 2021-06-19T10:00
Former US Ambassador to NATO Ivo Daalder wei...
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Fighting for Democracy in “Europe’s Last Dictatorship” from 2021-06-12T10:00
Is there a path to democracy for Europe’s last dictatorship, Belarus? Exiled Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya disc...
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Fighting for Democracy in “Europe’s Last Dictatorship” from 2021-06-12T10:00
Is there a path to democracy for Europe’s last dictatorship, Belarus? Exiled Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya disc...
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Is Modern Society Broken? Views From The LSE’s Minouche Shafik from 2021-05-29T10:00
It was an ongoing question before the pandemic, but coronavirus has made it all the more urgent. With global inequality and extreme poverty on the rise, how do we patch up the many holes in the ...
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Is Modern Society Broken? Views From The LSE’s Minouche Shafik from 2021-05-29T10:00
It was an ongoing question before the pandemic, but coronavirus has made it all the more urgent. With global inequality and extreme poverty on the rise, how do we patch up the many holes in the ...
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Brazil on the Brink: Perspective from Former President Fernando Henrique Cardoso from 2021-05-22T10:00
Latin America’s largest economy has endured ...
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Special Edition: Can Private Companies Lead the Way on Climate Action? from 2021-05-20T10:00
With bold commitments coming from both political and business leaders around the globe, 2021 could be a critical year in the fight against climate change. As sustainable investing moves from bei...
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How a US-China War Could Happen: Warning From Fmr Admiral James Stavridis from 2021-05-15T10:00
Ask national security experts how they view China today and they’ll likely the use a term like “adversary” or “economic competitor.” But what about “enemy?” How close is the world to all-out-war...
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Journalist Barkha Dutt on India’s COVID Calamity from 2021-05-08T12:47:01
India’s latest COVID explosion hits home<...
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Tom Nichols on Biden’s “Boring” Presidency and a Narcissistic Nation from 2021-05-01T10:00
After four years of President Trump lobbing red meat to his base nearly every day, President Joe Biden’s first 100 days in office have been refreshingly “boring.” He’s fired off zero early-morni...
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Biden’s Recognition of Armenian Genocide: Ramifications for Turkey, Armenia&the US from 2021-04-29T21:07:01
In a special GZERO conversation, Ian Bremmer examines the impact of President Biden's recent statement recognizing Armenian genocide at the hands of Ottoman Empire, an atrocity that began 106 ye...
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Rep. Mike Waltz’s Case Against Ending the War in Afghanistan from 2021-04-24T10:00
Earlier this month President Biden did what three of his predecessors could not: he announced an unconditional end to the war in Afghanistan. On this edition of the GZERO World Podcast, Mike Wal...
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Can We Fix the Planet the Same Way We Broke It? Journalist Elizabeth Kolbert on Extreme Climate Solutions from 2021-04-17T10:00
In a wide-ranging interview with Ian Bremmer, Pulitzer Prize-winning climate journalist Elizabeth Kolbert assesses the current state of the climate crisis and answers a simple question: how scre...
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Vaccine Nationalism Risks Prolonging Pandemic, According to Chief Scientist, WHO from 2021-04-10T10:00
r. Soumya Swaminathan calls for a massive increase in the global vaccine supply in order to prevent the rise of more dangerous and vaccine-evading super-variants, in a wide-ranging interview wit...
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Italy In Europe's Spotlight: Insights From Former PM Enrico Letta from 2021-03-27T10:00
Whoever said, “when in Rome, do as the Romans do” clearly could not envision what would become of Italian politics. Since 1989 the country has had 18 prime ministers, six in the last decade alon...
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Why the Pandemic Has Been Worse for Women: Insights from UN Women's Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka from 2021-03-20T10:00
Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Executive Director for UN Women, joins Ian Bremmer on the GZERO World podcast to discuss the toll COVID-19 has taken on the global fight for gender equality and the toll ...
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Is the US Misjudging the Middle East’s Power Shifts? Vali Nasr's View from 2021-03-13T11:00
“Pivot to Asia.” It was the catchphrase floating around Washington DC’s foreign policy circles in 2009 when President Obama first took office. And yet twelve years later, the Middle East continu...
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Authoritarianism’s Enduring Appeal: Anne Applebaum Discusses from 2021-03-06T11:00
From the Philippines to Hungary to Venezuela, countries across the world have embraced authoritarian rule, in many cases with significant popular support. What is the enduring appeal of authorit...
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Dr. Fauci's Pandemic Prognosis from 2021-02-27T11:00
The country’s top infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, joins Ian Bremmer to talk vaccines, school re-openings, and when—and how—the pandemic could finally come end. He was last on GZERO...
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Can AMLO Live Up to Mexico’s Critical Moment? Jorge Ramos Discusses from 2021-02-13T11:00
Mexico finds itself at a critical moment in history: its populist president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador (also known as AMLO), appears unable to get control of the rampant violence that he promi...
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The Race To Vaccinate: Dr. Atul Gawande Provides Perspective from 2021-02-06T11:00
Can the United States vaccinate enough of its population to prevent hundreds of thousands of deaths before new and more contagious COVID-19 variants take hold? And will these vaccines even be ef...
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The Worst Time To Enter Congress: Rep. Nancy Mace from 2021-02-01T11:00
Continuing our two-part podcast with very different lawmakers from Congress, Ian Bremmer speaks with freshman Congresswoman Nancy Mace (R-SC). She shares her experience during the January 6 riot...
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Congress After The Attempt To Overthrow Democracy: Sen. Chris Murphy from 2021-01-31T11:00
Can Democrats and Republicans agree on anything? In a special two-part podcast, Ian Bremmer has in-depth conversations with very different members of Congress. First up: two-term Senator Chris M...
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Kara Swisher on Big Tech's Big Problem from 2021-01-23T11:00
Renowned tech journalist Kara Swisher has no qualms about saying that social media companies bear responsibility for the January 6th pro-Trump riots at the Capitol and will likely be complicit i...
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Do the Global Poor Have a Champion in the World Bank? The View From Its President, David Malpass from 2021-01-16T11:00
For the first time in twenty years extreme poverty around the world is growing. How does the developing world recover from a pandemic that has brought even the richest nations to their knees? Da...
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Russia's Cyber Attack: An Act of Espionage or War? Jeh Johnson's Perspective from 2021-01-09T11:00
Former US Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson spent years trying to protect the United States against the kind of massive cyber attack that Russia carried out against American businesses and...
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Can Europe Trust the US – Or Its Own Nations? German Diplomat Wolfgang Ischinger’s View from 2020-12-19T11:00
The GZERO World podcast examines the current state of transatlantic partnerships between the US and Europe following four years of Trump’s presidency, and whether or not the incoming Biden Admin...
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COVID Vaccine in Record Time - What Now? Moderna Co-Founder Noubar Afeyan from 2020-12-12T11:00
The pandemic’s US death toll shows no signs of abating and the holiday season’s spike will likely dwarf any surge that came before it. But in the midst of this dark winter there are glimmers of ...
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Special Edition: Can Sustainable Investing Save Our Planet? from 2020-12-03T11:00
Benjamin Franklin famously called on American business leaders more than two centuries ago to “Do well by doing good.” To him, that meant creating companies that were not just about the bottom l...
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What You Still May Not Know About Joe: Insights From Biden Biographer Evan Osnos from 2020-11-21T11:00
Joe Biden has been a public figure for decades but he’s far from an open book. For a man who has been in national politics since the age of 29 and has made multiple attempts at the presidency (t...
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Special Edition: What to Expect from Joe Biden’s Presidency from 2020-11-19T11:00
It was an election for the history books in many ways, with record voter turnout during an unprecedented global health crisis. And while President-elect Joe Biden emerged as the winner after sec...
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Will NATO Adapt to Emerging Global Threats? Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg's Perspective from 2020-11-14T11:00
The world has changed significantly since the fall of the Berlin Wall. Has the intergovernmental military alliance of NATO—which was founded to counter the Soviet threat to the West—done enough ...
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COVID-19 and The Dark Winter to Come: Insights From Dr. Ashish Jha from 2020-11-07T11:00
The US election may be nearly over (emphasis on nearly) but the COVID-19 pandemic rages on. During the week of the election alone, the daily US case rate shattered the pandemic’s previo...
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Special Edition: Running on Fumes: The Future of Fossil Fuels from 2020-11-05T11:00
The pandemic has hastened an already growing trend in energy consumption globally—a shift from fossil fuels like oil and gas toward renewable resources. What nations and corporations stand to be...
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What Could Go Wrong in the US Election? Rick Hasen on Nightmare Scenarios and Challenges from 2020-10-31T10:00
The end is nigh! With just days to go (hours, really) until voting concludes for the 2020 US election, many Americans are losing sleep over the various ways that things could go wrong on Electio...
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How a “President Biden” Could Reshape US Foreign Policy: Views From Anne-Marie Slaughter from 2020-10-26T10:00
If the 2016 presidential election taught us anything, it's that only fools make predictions. So let’s give it a go! In this episode of the GZERO World podcast, Ian Bremmer pose...
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Special Edition: Big Cities After COVID: Boom or Bust? from 2020-10-22T10:00
What will the cities of the future look like? Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the answer to that question was clearer: Urban areas around the world were on a trajectory of exponential growth, with...
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UNHCR's Filippo Grandi: How the Pandemic has Upended the Lives of Refugees from 2020-10-12T10:00
Guest: Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees
When the pandemic first took hold earlier this year, refugees around the world braced for the worst. Tightly pack...
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Special Edition: A New Cold War? Tensions Rise Between US&China from 2020-10-08T10:00
As global competition and a ratcheting pandemic blame game erode diplomatic relations between the US and China, GZERO Media and Citi Private Bank are taking a look at what that growing schism me...
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Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Greece’s Unlikely COVID Success Story from 2020-10-05T10:00
Guest: Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Prime Minister of Greece
When the coronavirus came to Greece in March, the country was only beginning to emerge from a decades-long financial crisis that had b...
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Christine Lagarde, Leading Europe’s United Economic Pandemic Response from 2020-09-28T10:00
The coronavirus pandemic threatened to bring Europe’s economy to its knees. Then something remarkable happened: 27 member states came together. On the latest episode of the GZERO World with Ian ...
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Special Edition: Your Money As The World Goes Gray from 2020-09-23T02:37:13
Have you ever heard of Blue Zones? They're communities all around the globe—from Sardinia to Okinawa to Loma Linda, CA—where residents exceed the average human lifespan by years, and even decade...
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Why We Still Need the United Nations with UN Secretary-General António Guterres from 2020-09-21T10:00
The world’s largest multilateral organization was born out of the global crisis of World War II. Now, as another crisis rocks the world, the United Nations is facing a challenge of its own—to re...
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Special edition: What does the world think of the US election? from 2020-09-18T10:00
No matter who wins the US election, the result will reverberate around the world through America's policies on trade, immigration, and security. To understand that impact better, the writers of ...
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Stanford's President Marc Tessier-Lavigne: College in the Covid Age from 2020-09-14T10:00
Stanford University president Marc Tessier-Lavigne joins Ian Bremmer to talk about how higher education is trying (and in many cases failing) to adjust to the pandemic this fall. Tessier-Lavigne...
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Special Edition: Has Globalism Been Canceled? from 2020-09-10T10:00
Globalism came with big promises—free trade, open borders, and a rising tide that would lift everyone’s boat, including members of the working class. But decades into the experiment and months i...
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Jared Kushner on Middle East Peace&Pandemic in the U.S. from 2020-08-24T10:00
President Trump’s top advisor—and son-in-law—Jared Kushner joins GZERO World for an in-depth conversation with Ian Bremmer.
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Rage in the Streets of Beirut with Kim Ghattas from 2020-08-17T11:00
It was a blast heard around the world, an explosion so big it literally sent shockwaves through the streets of Beirut. More than 200 were killed, thousands injured...
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Flying Blind: The U.S. Government’s Pandemic Response with Dr. Tom Frieden from 2020-08-10T11:00
Former CDC director – and current CEO of the public health initiative Resolve to Save Lives – Dr. Tom Frieden joins Ian Bremmer to talk about how to get the Covid-19 pandemic under control in th...
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From Bad to Worse: US/China Relations with Zanny Minton Beddoes from 2020-08-03T11:00
Ian Bremmer explores the escalating tension between the world’s two biggest geopolitical and economic players—the US and China. With guest Zanny Minton Beddoes, Editor-in-Chief of The Economist,...
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Lessons Not Learned: America’s Pandemic Response with Dr. Vivek Murthy, Former US Surgeon General from 2020-07-27T10:00
On the latest episode of GZERO World, former US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy joins Ian Bremmer to discuss how the Sun Belt states became America’s epicenter in the COVID-19 outbreak, the latest ...
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Journalism on Trial in the Philippines: Maria Ressa from 2020-07-20T10:00
On the latest episode of GZERO World, Ian Bremmer talks to embattled Filipina journalist Maria Ressa, CEO of the online news agency Rappler. Ressa and her team have been involved in a years-long...
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The Politics of a Pandemic with Sen. Chris Coons from 2020-07-13T10:00
As GZERO World kicks off its third season, Ian Bremmer is examining the state of U.S. response and recovery six months into the pandemic. Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) joins to discuss what Congress h...
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Breathing While Black with Karen Attiah from 2020-06-22T10:00
In the latest episode of GZERO World, Ian Bremmer explores international reaction to the murder of George Floyd and global protests against police brutality and racism. Karen Attiah, Global Opin...
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America After George Floyd with Deval Patrick from 2020-06-15T10:00
The images of George Floyd’s death, captured on video and seen around the world, ignited global rage and calls for an end to the systemic racism that has plagued policing in the U.S. since its f...
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Special edition: The world after coronavirus: Where's the upside? from 2020-06-11T10:00
In June of 2020, the world is facing an unprecedented two-fold crisis we didn’t see coming just months ago. Global health experts are racing to eradicate the largest pandemic in more than a cent...
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Hong Kong’s 11th Hour with Dennis Kwok from 2020-06-08T10:00
As Beijing asserts further control of Hong Kong, threatening the “one country, two systems” policy the city has known since 1997, pro-democracy protesters and lawmakers alike are fighting to pre...
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Global Leadership in a Post Pandemic World with Richard Haass from 2020-05-27T10:00
Ian Bremmer talks to foreign policy expert Richard Haass, president of the Council on Foreign Relations and author of “The World: A Brief Introduction.” Haass explains that while the COVID-19 pa...
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America’s Meat Supply Crisis with Tom Vilsack from 2020-05-18T10:00
With just a few companies controlling the vast majority of beef, pork and poultry processing in the US, the nation's meat supply chain was already vulnerable. The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed t...
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Data Privacy Before&After a Pandemic with Marietje Schaake from 2020-05-11T10:00
Some economists have argued that data is the new oil, a precious commodity driving exponential growth of some of the biggest multinational corporations. This week, our guest says it could also b...
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Is a second Great Depression coming? Extended interview with economic historian Adam Tooze from 2020-05-04T10:00
As unemployment rises and lockdowns threaten the existence of businesses here and around the world, it's time to ask the question: Is another depression a possibility, and what would that look l...
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Dr. Larry Brilliant on how to end the COVID-19 pandemic from 2020-04-27T10:00
Epidemiologist Dr. Larry Brilliant, whose work helped eliminate Smallpox forever, explains the steps necessary to eradicate the COVID-19 virus from the world. Brilliant methodically details a th...
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Andrew Yang: "We’re experiencing 10 years of change in 10 weeks" from 2020-04-20T16:29:31
Former 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang discusses the proposal that served as the cornerstone for his campaign—universal basic income—and why he believes the COVID-19 pandemic ...
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An Interview with China’s Ambassador to the United States Cui Tiankai from 2020-04-13T10:00
Ian Bremmer interviews Cui Tiankai, China’s top diplomat in the United States, on a wide range of topics including accusations that China has underreported COVID-19 fatalities, his nation’s deci...
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Covering a Pandemic: COVID-19 and the News Media with Ben Smith from 2020-04-06T10:00
This week, Ian Bremmer explores the media’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic and President Trump’s treatment of journalists. Ben Smith, media columnist at The New York Times and former head ...
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Open Tables with Danny Meyer: COVID-19 Cripples the Restaurant Industry from 2020-03-30T10:00
While the COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating economic impact globally, few industries have been as hard hit as restaurants and hospitality. This week, famed restaurateur Danny Meyer, the CE...
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Preparing for the Pandemic: 'The Window Is Closing' from 2020-03-23T10:00
Empty grocery store shelves, Purell selling at $100 a bottle, and handwashing that would make any mother proud. Uncertainty about coronavirus dominates daily lives today all around the globe. Bu...
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The Global Impact of Coronavirus from 2020-03-16T10:00
This week, Ian Bremmer examines the impact of coronavirus and the stability of global markets. Former Prime Minister of Australia and President of Asia Society Kevin Rudd sha...
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Special edition: Should I be worried? from 2020-03-12T16:16:43
IRC's David Miliband on the Horror Unfolding in Idlib, Syria from 2020-03-09T10:00
Idlib, Syria is the last rebel holdout of the Syrian civil war, a bloody battle that is now in its ninth year. As President Bashar al-Assad launched a final push to retake the city, nearly a mil...
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The Biggest Global Security Threats from 2020-02-24T11:00
Every year, dozens of heads of state and hundreds of diplomats descend on Munich, Germany to discuss the most pressing global security concerns. This week, we bring you a full episode from the M...
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Putin's Russia from 2020-02-17T11:00
For the past 20 years the name “Putin” has been synonymous with “Russia.” Will that ever change? On our latest episode, Ian Bremmer sits down with former Ambassador to Russia and career foreign ...
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Seeing the World Through Steve Bannon's Eyes from 2020-02-10T11:00
Ian Bremmer sits down with former White House Chief Strategist, and 2016 Trump campaign architect, Steve Bannon to talk impeachment acquittal, the 2020 election, and why the the U.S. should be m...
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Jared Kushner's 'Put Up or Shut Up' Peace Plan from 2020-01-31T22:53:31
Ian Bremmer sits down with Jared Kushner, author of the White House's newly-unveiled Middle East peace plan. He has tough words for Palestinian leaders after they summarily rejected his proposal...
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Is the US at war with Iran? from 2020-01-20T11:00
As tension between the U.S. and Iran reaches a boiling point, Ian Bremmer breaks down the complicated history of Iran and its neighbor Iraq. Former Homeland Security Advisor ...
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The US and China's Great Decoupling from 2020-01-13T11:00
“Decoupling.” It’s a word more closely associated with celebrities than global politics. But when it comes to the United States and China, it represents the biggest geopolitical shift to happen ...
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The Top Global Stories of 2019 from 2019-12-23T20:39:49
The crisis in Venezuela couldn't get any worse, until it did. Brexit had to get done, until it didn't. The Mueller Report would be a bombshell, until it landed like a dud. And Pelosi would never...
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The Republican Taking on Trump in 2020 (Yes, They Do Exist) from 2019-12-16T11:00
There's no shortage of Democratic presidential candidates in 2020, but when it comes to Republicans it’s a lonely road. Enter Massachusetts Governor Bill Weld, who is attempting the unthinkable ...
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Justice Dept Report on FBI Russia Probe Explained from 2019-12-12T11:00
Today, we've got something a bit different for you. My friend and GZERO World guest Preet Bharara, former U.S. Attorney, SDNY, hosts a podcast called CAFE Insider along with former New Jersey At...
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Inequality in American Cities from 2019-12-09T12:00
In the latest episode of GZERO World with Ian Bremmer, we’re examining enormous income and quality of life disparities in some of the most liberal, Democratic spots on the U.S. map—major cities....
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Worried Sick from 2019-11-25T12:00
The “Spanish flu” virus of 1918 killed an estimated 50 million people, more than all the deaths in World War I combined. While global public health efforts have greatly improved mortality rates ...
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Clerical Errors from 2019-11-11T12:00
The Catholic Church is facing tremendous internal upheaval and Pope Francis is at the center of it. Our guest is a Jesuit priest who recently had a private audience with the Pontiff, and who has...
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Bonus: From Our Friends at CAFE Insider from 2019-11-07T15:17:15
A Long Blood-Stained Land from 2019-11-04T14:59:02
The Rise of Germany’s Far Right from 2019-10-28T11:00
Seventy-five years after the end of World War II, right-wing extremism is again on the rise in Germany. Ian Bremmer sits down with the country's former Defense Minister, Karl Theodor zu Guttenbe...
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Stuck in the Middle with Ukraine from 2019-10-21T11:00
As the U.S. media focuses on details of President Trump’s dealings with the newly elected President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, GZERO World with Ian Bremmer is taking a deep dive into the for...
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Showdown in South America from 2019-10-07T14:31:55
Colombian President Iván Duque will not be intimidated. Not by armed rebels within his own country or an antagonistic Venezuelan regime to his east. But in today's interview Ian Bremmer asks: At...
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Trudeau Up Against the Ropes from 2019-09-30T19:17:54
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in the fight of his political life and things just got even messier. In an interview with Ian Bremmer he makes his case for why Canadians should look pa...
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The Problem with Pragmatism from 2019-09-24T17:03:39
Montana's governor is running for president, but most people don't know that. Despite being popular in his home state — one that Trump won handily in 2016 — Governor Steve Bullock is struggling ...
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NATO on the Brink from 2019-09-16T17:48:51
Turkey’s relationship with Russia is causing grave concern for other NATO members. Ian Bremmer looks at the future of the alliance and talks to its former Supreme Allied Commander, Admiral James...
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What can the tech industry learn from Chernobyl? from 2019-09-10T04:04:25
New technologies pose big challenges to our privacy, our jobs, even our democracies. Microsoft president Brad Smith, author with Carol Anne Brown of the new book 'Tools and Weapons,' di...
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More Harm than Good from 2019-09-05T19:21:09
Society's rich and powerful want to make the world a better place. And that, says our guest, could be a real problem. On the show Ian Bremmer takes a look at rising income inequality and sits do...
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Pulling Back the Curtain on Kim Jong-un from 2019-09-05T19:02:29
While North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un's grip on power seems to be ironclad, so much of his rule is shrouded in mystery. Anna Fifield, Beijing bureau chief for the Washington Post, has traveled...
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Pulling Back the Curtain on Kim Jong-un from 2019-09-05T19:02:29
While North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un's grip on power seems to be ironclad, so much of his rule is shrouded in mystery. Anna Fifield, Beijing bureau chief for the Washington Post, has traveled...
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The Spy Who Fooled Me from 2019-08-19T17:39:50
In an age of AI-powered surveillance and advanced facial recognition technology, what does it mean to be hidden? To disappear from those who are watching? Spy craft depends on it. But how can yo...
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China, China, China from 2019-08-14T14:30:09
"Trade wars are for losers." It's something we've heard from Republicans and Democrats, alike. But as US-China trade tensions spiral from bad to worse, what is really at stake for both countries...
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Border Politics and Latin America with Moises Naím from 2019-08-05T17:46:20
Political instability is rattling countries across Latin America, pushing millions of migrants to head north in search of a better future. Ian Bremmer examines that dynamic and interviews Moises...
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Syria: The Rise and Fallout of the House of Assad with Sam Dagher from 2019-07-30T13:28:52
After eight years of civil war in Syria, with hundreds of thousands of its citizens dead and millions more fleeing the country, one question looms large: how did things get so bad? During those ...
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When Cities Go Global from 2019-07-23T16:55:54
Cities are stepping up to address the world's thorniest challenges, from climate change to migration. Ian Bremmer sits down with three mayors from across the globe to talk about how their cities...
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Space Goals and Black Holes with Avi Loeb from 2019-07-22T13:50:47
Ian Bremmer sits down with Harvard Astrophysicist Avi Loeb to examine cutting-edge research on the galaxies -- everything from interstellar travel to black holes.
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Tensions with Tehran with Karim Sadjadpour from 2019-07-04T16:44:49
America nearly launched into a major military confrontation with Iran. Then Trump backed off. So what happened? Ian Bremmer looks into it with one of the world's foremost Iran experts, Karim Sad...
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You Can't Manage What You Can't Measure with Gillian Tett from 2019-06-26T18:10:47
How do you measure success? Maybe it's by money, job, or family. Whatever it is, there's usually something tangible to gauge. But what happens when the old metrics stop working? This week Ian Br...
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Surviving on Dragonflies: A North Korean Defector's Story with Yeonmi Park from 2019-06-17T21:36:58
"Seeing dead bodies on the street was a part of everyday life." Growing up in North Korea, Yeonmi Park says she survived the great famine of the 1990s by foraging for grasshoppers and dragonflie...
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Big Brother is Watching You (And You. And You. And You, Too.) with Amy Webb from 2019-06-10T15:31:20
We're digging into the politics of data, artificial intelligence, automation, and how all three could make American tech companies look a lot like their Chinese counterparts. Ian sits down with ...
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What Makes a Superpower? with Ash Carter from 2019-06-03T21:27:37
The United States is the world's undisputed superpower. But how much longer can that last? Enter: China. Ian Bremmer talks to the man who once commanded the world's most powerful military, forme...
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An Alien Probe? No, Serious Question with Avi Loeb from 2019-05-28T18:14:26
Buckle up, we're going interstellar. A visitor from another star and earth-like planets. Joining Ian Bremmer to sort all of this out is a very special guest: Avi Loeb. He's head of astronomy at ...
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The Politics of Trust with Glenn Greenwald from 2019-05-20T16:36:22
This week we get into the politics of trust. Where it's been lost. Where it's been gained. And why the answers to those questions point to the reshaping of our world. Then Ian talks to journalis...
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Climate Change: A Growth Industry? with David Wallace-Wells from 2019-05-13T14:50:14
Bike to work. Go vegan. Stop washing your hair. It’s not going to move the needle on climate change. There is, however, some reason for hope. Ian gets real about life after global warming and th...
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The World's Largest Democracy Scans Voters' Eyes with Raghuram Rajan from 2019-05-09T13:13:21
The world's biggest democracy heads to the polls. It's also expanding the world's largest biometric ID system to track 1.3 billion people. A man who recently ran the Reserve Bank of India, Raghu...
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Life After the Mueller Report with Preet Bharara from 2019-05-01T20:38:56
By now you know what's in the Mueller report and the spin-masters have told you what to think. But the most important takeaway isn't only about Trump. It's also about Putin. Ian discusses the Mu...
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Iraq After ISIS with Ben Taub from 2019-04-24T15:20:46
After the ISIS caliphate fell in Iraq, a question hung over much of the country. What comes next? On today's show Ian talks to Ben Taub, a New Yorker magazine reporter who was recently was on-th...
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Greece's Dark Decade with Kyriakos Mitsotakis from 2019-04-17T17:07:50
In bailing out Greece did the European Union destroy the village in order to save it? Today on the show, Ian dives deep into the Greek debt crisis to bring you a tale of such adversity to be wor...
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10% Less Crazy w/ U.S. Ambassador Tom Pickering. from 2019-04-09T19:28:24
By the end of this episode, you're going to feel 10% less crazy about the world. Ian makes his case and then sits down with a man who's worked everywhere from Moscow to Mumbai, former U.S. Ambas...
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Mexico Rising (For Now) / with Mexico's former Foreign Minister, Jorge Castañeda from 2019-04-03T18:23:05
Mexico's new president is having a moment. Since his election last year, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, or AMLO for short, has enjoyed sky-high approval ratings. But can he deliver on his lofty pr...
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Leaving Afghanistan w/ General Stanley McChrystal from 2019-03-26T20:33:27
The war in Afghanistan has gone on so long that people born after 9/11 can now enlist. So how do we get out? Ian digs into it and then talks to someone who knows the country better than most: Re...
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Ain't Nuthin but a 5G Thang w/ Keyu Jin from 2019-03-22T20:03:08
The development of 5G, or 5th generation mobile networks, is such a big deal that it's been compared to the invention of electricity. There's only one problem: China's cornering the market. Ian ...
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It's The End of The World as We Know It with Richard Haass from 2019-03-19T16:24:45
The global order is fraying...and it's not entirely Trump's doing. In this week's episode Ian charts the unraveling of key global alliances and sits down with Richard Haass, President of the Cou...
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Venezuela Up Close -Special Report with Luis Moreno from 2019-02-25T20:09:55
In a special edition of GZERO World, we offer a ground view of Caracas to explain the crisis engulfing Venezuela. Then Ian speaks to a man born just over the border in Colombia, Inter-American D...
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All The President's Generals with Michèle Flournoy from 2019-02-17T16:47:03
President Trump used to love a man in uniform but these days he's soured on his generals. This week, Ian looks at how the President's cooling relationship with his top brass has affected U.S. fo...
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Meet The World's Youngest Government Minister: Shamma Al Mazrui from 2019-02-11T21:08:30
Across the world, but especially in the Middle East, young people are using technology to connect like never before. Ian will get into it and then sit down with Emirati Youth Minister Shamma Al ...
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Ukraine Always Get What You Want / with Michael McFaul from 2019-02-05T18:55:43
Soon Ukrainians will head to the polls to a pick a president. And Putin is paying attention. Ian will dig into it and then dig a whole lot deeper with former U.S. Ambassador to Russia, Michael M...
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Young Folks with Shamma Al Mazrui from 2019-01-28T20:11:49
Across the world, but especially in the Middle East, young people are using technology to connect like never before. Ian will get into it and then sit down with Emirati Youth Minister Shamma Al ...
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You Brexit, You Bought It with David Miliband from 2019-01-24T17:41:58
How will the UK (and Europe) get out of the Brexit mess that they're in? Ian breaks it down and then talks with the International Rescue Committee's CEO David Miliband, who also happened to be U...
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What to Worry About in 2019 with Jane Harman from 2019-01-14T18:44:31
What's the biggest geopolitical risk in 2019? Ian breaks it down and then talks with Woodrow Wilson Center director Jane Harman about national security, women in congress, and that old dream of ...
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America, Divided with Frank Sesno from 2019-01-02T18:20:20
This week Ian takes a close look at today's polarized political environment and asks a simple question: who is to blame? Republicans? Democrats? The media? Then he sits down with former CNN bure...
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An Unstable World with Senator Chris Coons from 2018-12-12T18:01:02
This week Ian talks trade wars and TPP. Then he sits down with U.S. Senator Chris Coons to discuss the politics of instability around the world and in Washington, DC.
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We'll Always Have Paris with Andrew Ross Sorkin from 2018-12-03T18:24:36
In April 2016 nearly 200 countries including the US and China signed the Paris Climate Accord. But that was then. Trump came to office and backed out of the deal. Now other countries are startin...
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Robots and The Rustbelt with John Kasich from 2018-11-19T19:30:08
This week it’s all about J-O-B-S and how automation (yes, robots…kind of) is changing the future of work in America. Then I’ll chat with a man from the heart of America’s rust belt: Governor Joh...
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Europe First with Sigmar Gabriel from 2018-11-12T17:33:30
Ian talks with Sigmar Gabriel, formerly Germany’s Foreign Minister and Vice-Chancellor and currently an outspoken member of the Bundestag. That’s like the U.S. House of Representatives with a tw...
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Europe First- Sigmar Gabriel from 2018-11-12T14:40:40
Ian talks with Sigmar Gabriel, formerly Germany’s Foreign Minister and Vice-Chancellor and currently an outspoken member of the Bundestag. That’s like the U.S. House of Representatives with a tw...
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Talking Midterms with Congressman Joaquin Castro from 2018-11-05T21:31:08
This week Ian talks to Joaquin Castro, U.S. Congressman from Texas, to find out what will happen in the days and months after millions of Americans head to the polls to vote in Tuesday's midterm...
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One Saudi Step Too Far with Nicholas Kristof from 2018-10-30T13:31:41
What happens if there are no consequences for murder? Does it make it easier for it to happen again? The killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi at a Saudi consulate in Turkey may put those questi...
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Europe's Tech Battle with Margrethe Vestager from 2018-10-23T15:31:08
The U.S.-Europe divide is deepening and institutions are crumbling. Today we dive in deep with EU Commissioner, Margrethe Vestager.
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A Tale of Two Civil Wars with Jane Ferguson from 2018-10-17T17:16:29
Civil war has raged in Syria and Yemen for years. Ian talks with journalist Jane Ferguson in depth.
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Satire in a World On Edge with Andy Borowitz from 2018-10-03T21:18:02
Ian talks with comedian and New Yorker satirist Andy Borowitz about how he views satire in the age of Trump, and why it's never been harder, or more important, to get it right.
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The Future (of Global Leadership) is Female with Melanne Verveer from 2018-09-24T20:41:37
Georgetown University's Melanne Verveer talks about how global leadership for women is changing in a #MeToo era.
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Adam Davidson on “Trump Fact and Fiction” from 2018-09-10T17:44:23
Ian sits down with The New Yorker's Adam Davidson, who follows the money around President Trump and tries to separate fact from fiction.
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Kevin Rudd and China's Future from 2018-08-27T20:33:04
This week Ian talks all things China with Former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd.
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A Brave New (Virtual) World with Jared Cohen from 2018-08-21T15:43:42
This week with Jigsaw CEO Jared Cohen:"The first attack on any society is going to be an attack on the conversation."
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Victoria Nuland and a Lonely Europe from 2018-08-13T13:10:10
Former U.S. Ambassador to NATO Victoria Nuland talks with Ian about why Europe must lead where Trump will not.
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Cyber Threats with David Sanger from 2018-08-07T20:39:39
Ian brightens things up by talking cyber warfare with Pulitzer prize winner David Sanger.
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Senator Marco Rubio from 2018-07-30T18:18:45
Ian dives into the swamp to talk geopolitics with Senator Marco Rubio.
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When in Rome from 2018-07-25T22:40:16
Ian travels to Rome, Italy to understand both sides of a truly dysfunctional political system. He sits down with former Prime Minister Matteo Renzi (who resigned after holding a failed constitut...
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U.S. Senator Rand Paul from 2018-07-17T13:52:36
Welcome to the GZERO, Season 2! Ian goes around the world (geopolitically speaking) with U.S. Senator (R-KY) Rand Paul and he previews Monday’s remarkable little summit in Helsinki between The D...
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The Autocrat's Playbook from 2018-06-22T17:13:53
How does a democracy die? In stops and starts – says our guest this week – and usually, from within. Steve Levitsk...
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WIRED editor-in-chief Nick Thompson from 2018-06-15T16:19:34
It was the best of times for US-North Korean relations. It was the worst of times for the US relations with its G7 allies. The average geopolitical observer would be forgiven for feeling more th...
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Populism Ain’t About the People from 2018-06-01T19:41:43
Trump. Brexit. 5Star. Marine Le Pen. Something, to coin a phrase, is happening here.
But what’s not happening, says Princeton Professor and populism scholar Jan Muller, is the will of “th...
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Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak from 2018-05-18T20:38:35
This week Ian interviews Ehud Barak, the former Prime Minister of Israel and the most highly decorated soldier in the country’s history. Given the news out of that part of the Middle East this w...
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Jonah Goldberg Goes Tribal from 2018-05-11T23:34:43
National Review columnist Jonah Goldberg admits that he is not pure (a pure conservative, that is).
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The Golden Hot Tub from 2018-05-07T15:25:46
In this week's episode, Anthony Scaramucci opens up. Fair warning: he goes Full Mooch.
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The French Connection from 2018-05-03T21:54:12
Trump and Macron. Moon and Kim. Love, it seems, is in the air. Sure is preferable to nuclear fallout.
On the show this week we cover these budding romances and sit down with NPR's All Thi...
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In Syria it’s ‘Mission Accomplished’ (For Assad) from 2018-04-21T13:39:04
Following an overnight round of US-backed airstrikes in Syria earlier this month, President Trump famously declared via tweet fiat, “Mission Accomplished!” Lara Setrakian, who founded the indepe...
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Fallout from a Fake Democracy from 2018-04-13T20:10:53
Nine out of every ten Venezuelans live in poverty and the average Venezuelan has lost 24 pounds in the past year alone. This is not what democracy looks like.
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Haasstile Actors from 2018-04-07T15:19:36
President Donald J. Trump is on the cusp of waging three wars at once: political, economic, and boots-on-the-ground real.
So says Council on Foreign Relations President Richard N. Haass i...
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The World Watches. The ICRC acts. from 2018-03-24T18:56:24
Peter Maurer, the president of the International Committee for the Red Cross personally visits many of the most desperate regions of the world on a regular basis. His job, over the past few year...
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Pre 9/11 Vibes with Ali Soufan from 2018-03-17T15:09:44
"If you look at the eve of 9/11, the full membership of al-Qaeda was 400 people. But today the people who adhere to bin Laden-ism, to the ideas of Osama bin Laden, are thousands upon thousands. ...
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Rwandan President Paul Kagame from 2018-03-02T20:31:40
Remember when President Trump allegedly referred to many African nations as "sh&#hole countries"? Soon after in Davos, he met with a prominent leader of one of those countries: Rwandan president...
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From Vlad to Worse from 2018-02-23T18:40:51
The Beach Boys aren't the only ones picking up good vibrations.
According to former U.S. Ambassador to Russia, Michael McFaul, Russian surveillance o...
The Rescue Situation from 2018-02-16T21:28:43
The worst time to have a global crisis of diplomacy is during a global crisis of refugees.
In today's show, David Miliband, the president and CEO of the International Rescue Committee, ta...
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You Win Some, You Luge Some from 2018-02-09T18:00:41
What do Mike Pence and Kim Jong-un's sister have in common? They're both trying not to piss off their bosses at the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic...
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Maggie Haberman from 2018-01-26T16:36:34
The night before this episode posted, The New York Times' star White House reporter Maggie Haberman published a bombshell scoop that President Trump wanted to fire Mueller as early as June of la...
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Preet Bharara on the Mueller Investigation from 2018-01-19T22:32:50
"Every decision is made not based on principle or truth, but rather whether or not it is good or bad for Donald Trump."
Sometimes getting fired can be a badge of honor. Especially if the ...
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You Break it You Brexit from 2018-01-17T17:51:09
Look, 2018 is not going to be pretty, no matter what sh ?thole you find yourself in. For our first episode of the year, former UK chancellor George Osborne lays out his less-than-jolly predictio...
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Breitbart Views from 2017-12-21T18:42:54
Across Alabama, across the United States, and across the world many people breathed a sigh of relief that Roy Moore fell short winning a Senate seat. But not all people.
This week Ian Bre...
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Breitbart Views from 2017-12-21T18:42:54
Across Alabama, across the United States, and across the world many people breathed a sigh of relief that Roy Moore fell short winning a Senate seat. But not all people.
This week Ian Bre...
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"Ok, Google: Give me the World." from 2017-12-08T16:26:38
The lines have been drawn and the geopolitical scramble to harness the power of artificial intelligence - this generation's Space Race - is well under way. It's the United States vs China and, a...
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The Dangers of Deglobalization from 2017-11-22T10:00
Global economist and author Dambisa Moyo studies the intersection of geopolitics, business, and economics in an increasingly unstable world. Moyo serves on the board of Barclays Bank, she has ad...
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JD Vance: The Deplorables Whisperer from 2017-11-18T18:26:08
"My natural inclination, from the start, was to be really, really supportive of Donald Trump's message."
A little over a year since a wave of populist support iListen
The State of Europe is Strong(ish) from 2017-11-03T21:36:54
"I believe that when history is written on the Crimean conflict, it will be seen as a defeat for Russia."
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Don't Turn Down a Drink in Pyongyang from 2017-10-20T19:51:03
K-Pop, fancy pianos, and plenty of soju.
Despite increased Western sanctions, quality of life for much of North Korea's elite is improving. But during one particularly boozy dinner in Pyo...
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Don't Turn Down a Drink in Pyongyang from 2017-10-20T19:51:03
K-Pop, fancy pianos, and plenty of soju.
Despite increased Western sanctions, quality of life for much of North Korea's elite is improving. But during one particularly boozy dinner in Pyo...
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Trump's Race Problem from 2017-10-16T19:54:06
The Travel Ban. Charlottesville. The NFL.
President Trump's handling of race in America has been divisive and unrestrained. The reason, says New Yorker Staff Writer Jelani Cobb, can be tr...
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Texting with ISIS from 2017-10-09T20:43:57
After the horrific shooting in Las Vegas, ISIS scrambled to claim responsibility. They did so despite any real evidence. Then they doubled down.
This week Ian sits down with ISIS expert and New ...
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