Ukraine Crisis: The Signals Pointing to Russian Invasion
Tensions in Ukraine are high as Russia builds up its military capacity along the border. Cyber attacks on Kyiv have also increased. Can the US and NATO do anything to deescalate the situation, or will...
29 Jan 202221min
We Have to Control AI Before It Controls Us, Warns Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt
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 that ...
22 Jan 202228min
The Problem With China’s Zero COVID Strategy
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. A wa...
15 Jan 202221min
How the US Survives Deep Divisions: Fiona Hill and the Post-Jan 6 Fight for American Democracy
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 a nat...
8 Jan 202226min
The Human Tragedy of Yemen’s Intractable Civil War
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 half of t...
18 Des 202119min
COVID Continued: What the World Will Look Like in 2022
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 urgent nee...
16 Des 202142min
How We Got Here: Evaluating 1619 & US History With Nikole Hannah-Jones
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 another pie...
11 Des 202134min
Don’t Believe the “Taliban 2.0” Hype, Cautions Journalist Ahmed Rashid
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 communit...
4 Des 202126min
