Making sense of global inflation, looming recession, and economists who disagree
Did US inflation come from supply, or did it come from demand? On the GZERO World podcast, Ian Bremmer speaks with economist and University of Chicago professor Austan Goolsbee about the causes of the...
6 Aug 202224min
How to get social media companies to protect users (instead of hurting them)
Frances Haugen blew the whistle against Facebook because she believed her employer wasn't doing enough to stop its outrage-driven algorithm from spreading online misinformation and hate, which led to ...
30 Jul 202222min
How closing the gender gap drives economic growth
“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 longer be ignored." On the lat...
28 Jul 202221min
Crown Prince MBS’s power & Saudi Arabia’s contradictions
US President Joe Biden didn't get much out of his recent controversial trip to Saudi Arabia, says Princeton University Bernard Haykel, who frames it as a "big win" for the Saudis and Crown Prince Moha...
23 Jul 202222min
As Japan reels: examining Shinzo Abe’s legacy & Japan’s future with his friend and adviser
Japan is reeling from the shocking assassination of Shinzo Abe, Japan's former and longest-serving prime minister. On the GZERO World podcast, Ian Bremmer speaks to longtime Abe adviser Tomohiko Tanig...
16 Jul 202226min
Future-proofing: How we fix broken supply chains
“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. On the latest episode of Living Beyon...
14 Jul 202227min
An active US Supreme Court overturns "settled law" on abortion. What's next?
Americans now live in a much more divided country — as has been on full display after the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and removed the constitutional right to an abortion, while the rest of...
2 Jul 202219min
Economic weapons & fallout of the new Cold War
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, "Wha...
30 Jun 202230min
