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 Juni 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 Maj 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 Maj 202231min
The Ukraine war is destroying Putin’s reputation
Michael McFaul knows a thing or two about Russia and Putin from his days as the former US ambassador in Moscow. As Putin's Victory Day speech illustrated, Russia hasn't moved on much since 1945, McFau...
14 Maj 202227min
A cybercrime treaty proposed by…Russia?
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 to human rights abuses and a curta...
11 Maj 202227min
Saving the world’s water supply
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 water. ...
5 Maj 202233min
Examining Putin: his logic, mistakes, and hope for Ukraine
Not much has gone right for Vladimir Putin since Russia's invasion of Ukraine began. Ian Bremmer speaks to political scientist and author Ivan Krastev, who believes Putin has the autocrat's curse: his...
30 Apr 202224min
Cyber mercenaries and the digital “Wild West"
The concept of mercenaries, hired soldiers and specialists working privately to fight a nation’s battles, is nearly as old as war itself. In our fourth episode of “Patching the System,” we’re discussi...
27 Apr 202232min
