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
How we overcome infectious disease with a public health renaissance
Former CDC chief Tom Frieden says he's stunned by how infectious COVID is compared to other diseases. The pandemic isn't over yet, he tells Ian Bremmer on the GZERO World podcast, thanks to long COVID...
25 Jun 202227min
Could today’s crisis lead to future growth?
“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. In this episode of “Living ...
16 Jun 202230min
How discontent with globalization has fueled authoritarian "strongmen"
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 against globalization has been led b...
11 Jun 202220min
When allies unified by Ukraine confront upended security & war fatigue
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. But this year’s WEF...
4 Jun 202217min
Is now the time to buy? Real estate dynamics in 2022
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 a hit as workers increasingly worked from home. As interest rate...
2 Jun 202235min
How crisis can help us fix broken systems: from Ukraine to COVID
To fix our broken international political system, we need a crisis. For instance, a pandemic, climate catastrophe, Big Tech having too much power, or a Russia invasion of Ukraine. But it must be a cri...
22 Mai 202231min
Will there be a recession?
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. 15 years ago the world faced the larg...
19 Mai 202231min
