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China watches America’s topsy-turvy election

by Ian Bremmer - August 8, 2024 - 12:00am

How will the Chinese Communist Party leadership react to the highly unpredictable US election?

The road ahead for Modi and India

by Ian Bremmer - June 28, 2024 - 12:00am

Though his party didn’t win the landslide victory he hoped for, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has secured a rare third five-year term as India’s prime minister.

NATO without America

by Ian Bremmer - April 16, 2024 - 12:00am

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the most successful military alliance in history, is stronger than it’s ever been. Russia’s February 2022 invasion of Ukraine made NATO’s continuing purpose...

The EU swats a gadfly

by Ian Bremmer - February 27, 2024 - 12:00am

For political cynics, the European Union has long been an easy target.

The United States vs. itself

by Ian Bremmer - January 18, 2024 - 12:00am

While America’s military and economy remain exceptionally strong, its political system is more dysfunctional than that of any other advanced industrial democracy.

Ukraine’s waning Western support

by Ian Bremmer - December 18, 2023 - 12:00am

When Russia invaded in February 2022, the courage, determination and skill of Ukrainian fighters quickly captured imaginations in Europe and the United States.

News you can’t trust

by Ian Bremmer - November 18, 2023 - 12:00am

On Oct. 17, an Israeli rocket struck a Gaza hospital, killing 500 innocent people.

The Global South’s agenda

by Ian Bremmer - September 14, 2023 - 12:00am

On Aug. 2, South Africa’s ambassador to the BRICS said that the ragtag group’s 15th summit in Johannesburg would initiate “a tectonic change...in the global geopolitical architecture.”

America’s dysfunctional politics

by Ian Bremmer - August 13, 2023 - 12:00am

Dread is on the rise across the United States as the nation slides toward its next tempestuous election.

Post-Prigozhin

by Ian Bremmer - July 25, 2023 - 12:00am

Vladimir Putin has survived the most dramatic and direct challenge to his 23-year reign, and the mutinous mercenary oligarch, Yevgeny Prigozhin, is in the process of being disarmed....

The four big risks from artificial intelligence

by Ian Bremmer - June 13, 2023 - 12:00am

Throughout history, technological breakthroughs have created new opportunities for invention, adaptation and progress while inflicting irreversible damage on many lives and livelihoods. They have tested the remarkable...

Biden vs Trump: The sequel

by Ian Bremmer - May 7, 2023 - 12:00am

Recent polls suggest that 60 percent of Americans don’t want Donald Trump to run for president in 2024, and 70 percent say President Joe Biden shouldn’t run.

The Trump saga continues

by Ian Bremmer - April 11, 2023 - 12:00am

Donald Trump has returned to New York City, this time to face criminal charges. It’s an odd opening for the next political chapter in his life.

The Iran wildcard

by Ian Bremmer - March 19, 2023 - 12:00am

Late last month, as part of its monitoring of Iran’s nuclear program, the International Atomic Energy Agency reported trace amounts of uranium at 84 percent enrichment.

Rogue Russia

by Ian Bremmer - February 11, 2023 - 12:00am

In January, British officials announced they had uncovered a dramatic cyberattack on the UK postal service that caused “severe disruption” to the computer systems that send mail abroad.

Maximum Xi

by Ian Bremmer - January 9, 2023 - 12:00am

Xi Jinping emerged from October’s 20th Party Congress with tighter control over the ruling Communist Party and, therefore, over China than any leader since Mao Zedong.

Rare good news from America’s chaotic politics

by Ian Bremmer - December 10, 2022 - 12:00am

Results from the recent US midterm elections have given Americans and the world a welcome bit of good news: The candidates threatening the integrity of US political institutions and future elections were soundly...

Nuclear options in Ukraine

by Ian Bremmer - November 14, 2022 - 12:00am

Will Russia use a nuclear weapon in Ukraine?

Crisis creates a stronger Europe

by Ian Bremmer - October 13, 2022 - 12:00am

The European Union has faced a series of emergencies in recent years.

The threat to Brazil’s democracy

by Ian Bremmer - September 8, 2022 - 12:00am

Brazil’s presidential election campaign is in full swing after officially kicking off on Aug. 16, pitting leftist former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (‘Lula’) against right wing incumbent...

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