GZERO World with Ian Bremmer
382 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 10 hours ago - ★★★★★ - 474 ratingsThe United States will no longer play global policeman, and no one else wants the job. This is not a G-7 or a G-20 world. Welcome to the GZERO, a world made volatile by an intensifying international battle for power and influence. Every week on this podcast, Ian Bremmer will interview the world leaders and the thought leaders shaping our GZERO World.
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Inflation Nation: How Larry Summers Predicted Skyrocketing Prices in the US
November 21, 2021 11:00 - 23 minutes - 21.7 MBAs the holiday shopping season gets underway, consumers are facing empty shelves and sky-high prices. What explains the supply chain crunch and how is it related to the highest levels of inflation in the US in 30 years? On the GZERO World podcast, Ian Bremmer is joined by economist Larry Summers, who served as the Treasury Secretary under President Clinton and as the Director of the National Economic Council under Barack Obama. Subscribe to the GZERO World with Ian Bremmer Podcast on Apple...
Special Edition: Common Prosperity, Coal, and Competitiveness: The US and China (Part II)
November 18, 2021 14:35 - 32 minutes - 30.1 MBThe relationship between the US and China is rapidly evolving. Economic and political decisions made today will impact power dynamics in both the near and long term. We'll examine the Chinese government's plans to shape industries, continue its domestic growth, and deliver on commitments made to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Plus, we'll explain what those decisions may mean for Chinese and US investors in the near future. The latest episode of Living Beyond Borders, a special podcast se...
A Tale of Two Koreas With Veteran Korea Journalist Jean Lee
November 13, 2021 11:00 - 25 minutes - 23.2 MBFrom K-Pop supergroup BTS to Oscar-winner Parasite to Netflix global sensation Squid Game, South Korea seems to be churning out one massive cultural hit after another. And North Korea is taking notice. In this episode of the GZERO World podcast, a tale of two very different Koreas. Jean Lee, former AP Pyongyang bureau chief and veteran Korea correspondent, speaks with Ian Bremmer. Subscribe to the GZERO World with Ian Bremmer Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your preferred podcast pla...
Do Nuclear Weapons Keep Us Safe? An Arms Control Expert Weighs In
November 06, 2021 10:00 - 20 minutes - 18.7 MBArms control expert Kelsey Davenport joins Ian Bremmer on the GZERO World podcast to talk about the world’s long fascination with nuclear weapons and how close we still remain to all-out nuclear war. Today’s nuclear threat is not about who has the most nukes, it’s about who has the smartest ones. Davenport addresses the question: Do nuclear weapons keep us safe? Subscribe to the GZERO World with Ian Bremmer Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your preferred podcast platform, to receive n...
Special Edition: Tariffs, Tutors, and Tension: The US and China (Part I)
November 04, 2021 10:00 - 34 minutes - 31.4 MBTensions have been building between the U.S. and China for some time, and the Biden administration and President Xi’s leadership team have not found much new common ground. We’ll look at how Xi Jinping’s latest actions to focus on “Common Prosperity” have changed China’s priorities, what the crackdown on certain industries means for markets, and how the U.S. is responding to these policy shifts for better or for worse. The latest episode of Living Beyond Borders, a special podcast series ...
Man-Made Crisis: How Do We Survive on the Planet We Warmed? UN Environment Chief Explains
October 30, 2021 10:00 - 28 minutes - 25.7 MBFires, floods, and droughts. Climate change is already happening but so far humans have been slow to react. Will the UN Climate Conference (COP26) produce lasting change or just more hot air? On GZERO World, Ian Bremmer speaks with Inger Andersen, Executive Director of the UN Environment Program. Plus, a look at what’s driving the United Kingdom’s fuel shortage. Subscribe to the GZERO World with Ian Bremmer Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your preferred podcast platform, to receive n...
Brave New Big Tech World: Nicholas Thompson's Perspective
October 23, 2021 10:00 - 24 minutes - 22.8 MBCan Big Government still rein in Big Tech or has it already lost control? Never before have just a few companies exerted such an outsized influence on humanity. Today’s digital space, where we live so much of our daily lives, has increasingly become an area that national governments are unable to control. It may be time to start thinking of these corporations as nation-states in their own rights. Ian Bremmer speaks with Nicholas Thompson, CEO of the Atlantic and former WIRED editor-in-chief...
Special Edition: Shifting Balance, Shifting Priorities: Where Work Goes Next
October 21, 2021 10:00 - 29 minutes - 27.2 MBThe nature of work had already been changing long before the global pandemic accelerated trends around flexible work, remote work technology, and the gig economy. While some industries and workers have benefitted from these changes, others have been left behind - including many women who dropped out of the workforce due to family concerns, or service-industry professionals whose jobs evaporated. The latest episode of Living Beyond Borders, a special podcast series from GZERO brought to yo...
The Future of Artificial Intelligence With Tech CEO Kai-Fu Lee
October 09, 2021 10:00 - 26 minutes - 24.5 MBArtificial intelligence is changing the way we live — and very soon it'll go beyond medical breakthroughs and the algorithms that control your social newsfeeds. Will AI become the biggest technological disrupter since the Industrial Revolution, replacing many workers with robots? On this week's GZERO World podcast, Ian Bremmer discusses the future of AI with scientist Kai-fu Lee, who's just come out with a book about what our AI-driven world may look like 20 years from now. Subscribe to the...
Special Edition: How the Pandemic Could Change Healthcare Forever
October 07, 2021 10:00 - 36 minutes - 33.4 MBFor all the flaws of many healthcare systems around the world, we've seen unprecedented coordination among researchers, healthcare providers, manufacturers, and governments which led to the rapid development of effective COVID-19 vaccines. In this episode, we'll look at the lessons learned during the pandemic - from telemedicine to vaccine breakthroughs - and how they can continue to improve the healthcare industry in the coming years. The latest episode of Living Beyond Borders, a special...
Grading Biden on Foreign Policy With Journalist Robin Wright
October 02, 2021 10:00 - 31 minutes - 28.8 MBCan President Biden tamp down growing global skepticism and persuade his allies that the US is really “back”? Or is America's credibility irreparably damaged no matter what Biden, or any future president, says or does? Ian Bremmer is joined on the GZERO World podcast by global affairs journalist and Middle East expert Robin Wright of The New Yorker to discuss why Biden, the most geopolitically experienced US president in decades, is already looking to hit the reset button on America's foreig...
The COVID-Damaged Economy Surprised Adam Tooze
September 25, 2021 10:00 - 31 minutes - 28.5 MBThe pandemic hit the global economy hard, and many economies are still hurting. But it could have been even worse. In May 2020 as a guest on the GZERO World podcast, economic historian Adam Tooze told Ian Bremmer that the world was facing a second Great Depression. In a new interview, Tooze is back to take stock and explains why the US economy rebounded so surprisingly fast, while much of the rest of the world lags behind. Subscribe to the GZERO World with Ian Bremmer Podcast on Apple Podca...
Special Edition: Inflation, Interest Rates, and Economic Recovery
September 23, 2021 10:00 - 30 minutes - 27.6 MBWhen the Covid-19 pandemic hit in full force in the U.S., the government had to act quickly to keep the economy afloat. One major thing that the Federal Reserve did was lower interest rates to zero. That helped money keep flowing and borrowing rates low on things like mortgages, cars, and other things Americans needed. The danger in juicing the economy this way, however, is that inflation could go up, and higher consumer prices could end up hurting our wallets. How does the government strike...
UN Sec-Gen Guterres Has a Warning for Disunited Nations
September 18, 2021 10:00 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MBIn a frank interview on the GZERO World podcast, António Guterres, the United Nations Secretary-General, speaks with Ian Bremmer at the UN ahead of the annual General Assembly week. Guterres discusses COVID, climate, the US-China rift, and the ongoing crisis in Afghanistan, and does not mince words when it comes to the dire state of the world. "We are standing at the edge of an abyss," Guterres warns. COVID is "defeating" the global community and a climate catastrophe is all but assured with...
A Safer America 20 Years After 9/11? Michael Chertoff and Rory Stewart Discuss
September 11, 2021 10:00 - 30 minutes - 28.3 MB20 years have passed since 9/11, but is the US any safer? As the Taliban regains control in Afghanistan, was the War on Terror a failure or has it kept America safe from harm? And how did US allies feel as the last American planes left Kabul? On the GZERO World podcast, Ian Bremmer speaks to two people who have had a hand in crafting global policy since the towers fell: Michael Chertoff, who served as Secretary of the US Department of Homeland Security under President George Bush; and Rory...
Special Edition: What Infrastructure Spending Means for You
September 09, 2021 10:00 - 32 minutes - 30.1 MBThere's a desperate need in the US to improve our infrastructure, much of which was built when the population was half the size it is today. After decades of neglect, President Biden’s infrastructure plan is poised to pump a trillion dollars into the economy to not just modernize bridges and roads, but also boost manufacturing, R&D, clean energy, climate resilience and more. What could this investment mean for the economy, politics, and your bottom line as an investor? The latest episode o...
Afghanistan, 2021: Three perspectives on the brutal close of a 20-year war
September 04, 2021 10:00 - 38 minutes - 35.2 MBTwo decades of war in Afghanistan came to a tragic close on August 31 as President Joe Biden announced from the White House that the last US troops had left the country. “I was not going to extend this forever war,” Biden said, “and I was not extending a forever exit.” On GZERO World, we hear from three people whose lives have been forever changed by the conflict. First, a women’s education activist hiding from the Taliban inside Afghanistan, moving every night for her own safety. Then, the...
Gene Editing Tech Risks and Rewards: Dr. Jennifer Doudna's Perspective
August 21, 2021 10:00 - 24 minutes - 22.9 MBIn a wide-ranging interview with Ian Bremmer, Nobel Prize-winning scientist Jennifer Doudna discusses her groundbreaking work on the revolutionary gene-editing technology known as CRISPR. In their conversation she explains what CRISPR is and why it has the potential to cure diseases and fend off viruses. She also talks about the limits of this technology and advocates for a global policy consensus on what limitations there should be around gene editing. Policymakers must also factor in incom...
When Sports and Politics Mix: The IOC’s Dick Pound
August 07, 2021 10:00 - 18 minutes - 17 MBA look at the long history of protest at the Games with Dick Pound, the longest serving member of the International Olympic Committee and a former Olympic athlete himself. With COVID rates rising globally, this year’s Olympics faced some major hurdles. But the pandemic was only part of the picture. The Tokyo Games played out against a backdrop of mounting global tension surrounding gender equality, racism and human rights, leaving many people to examine the place of politics on the playing f...
When Sports and Politics Mix: The IOC’s Dick Pound
August 07, 2021 10:00 - 19 minutes - 27.3 MBA look at the long history of protest at the Games with Dick Pound, the longest serving member of the International Olympic Committee and a former Olympic athlete himself. With COVID rates rising globally, this year’s Olympics faced some major hurdles. But the pandemic was only part of the picture. The Tokyo Games played out against a backdrop of mounting global tension surrounding gender equality, racism and human rights, leaving many people to examine the place of politics on the playing f...
Alcohol, Diplomacy & Society, From Edward Slingerland's Perspective
July 31, 2021 10:00 - 18 minutes - 17.1 MBA deep dive down the bottle to examine the role alcohol has played in society, politics, and global summitry—from the earliest hunter-gatherer days to that memorable Obama Beer Summit in 2009. Joining Ian Bremmer on the GZERO World podcast is philosopher Edward Slingerland, whose new book Drunk: HOW WE SIPPED, DANCED, AND STUMBLED OUR WAY INTO CIVILIZATION makes a compelling, if nuanced, case for alcohol’s place in the world. Subscribe to the GZERO World with Ian Bremmer Podcast on Apple ...
How Human History Is Shaped by Disaster, According to Niall Ferguson
July 24, 2021 10:00 - 22 minutes - 20.9 MBStanford historian Niall Ferguson joins Ian Bremmer on the GZERO World podcast to talk about the geopolitics of disaster. Throughout human history we seem to be unable to adequately prepare for catastrophes (natural or human-caused) before they strike. Why is that? And as we emerge from the greatest calamity of our lifetimes in the COVID-19 pandemic and look to the plethora of crises that climate change has and will cause, what can we do to lessen the blow? Subscribe to the GZERO World w...
American Democracy is in Danger, Warns Ben Rhodes
July 17, 2021 10:00 - 43 minutes - 59.4 MBBen Rhodes, a former Deputy National Security Adviser to President Barack Obama, joins Ian Bremmer to talk about the state of American democracy in the 21st century. Trump, he says, cannot take all the blame for the US’s fall from grace on the global stage. Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the 2008 financial crisis and disinformation on social media have all played a big role too. What will it take to get America back on track and restore the country’s place in the world as a beacon of democra...
American Democracy is in Danger, Warns Ben Rhodes
July 17, 2021 10:00 - 43 minutes - 39.7 MBBen Rhodes, a former Deputy National Security Adviser to President Barack Obama, joins Ian Bremmer to talk about the state of American democracy in the 21st century. Trump, he says, cannot take all the blame for the US’s fall from grace on the global stage. Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the 2008 financial crisis and disinformation on social media have all played a big role too. What will it take to get America back on track and restore the country’s place in the world as a beacon of democra...
Adam Grant Reimagines Work After COVID
July 10, 2021 10:00 - 20 minutes - 19.1 MBRenowned organizational psychologist Adam Grant joins Ian Bremmer to talk about how the pandemic has upended what we think of as “work” and how we should reimagine the office culture in a post-pandemic world. CEOs, Grant says, seem all too eager to get employees back in their cubicles, but not all of those workers seem willing to come back full time. And what of those in the “essential workers” category who never got to work from home? How should policymakers and corporations rethink their p...
Adam Grant Reimagines Work After COVID
July 10, 2021 10:00 - 20 minutes - 28.5 MBRenowned organizational psychologist Adam Grant joins Ian Bremmer to talk about how the pandemic has upended what we think of as “work” and how we should reimagine the office culture in a post-pandemic world. CEOs, Grant says, seem all too eager to get employees back in their cubicles, but not all of those workers seem willing to come back full time. And what of those in the “essential workers” category who never got to work from home? How should policymakers and corporations rethink their...
US National Security Depends on Domestic Progress: Jane Harman Explains
June 27, 2021 10:00 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MBJane Harman, a nine-term member of Congress (D-CA) who served for decades on the major security committees in the House of Representatives, discusses the shortcomings of the US national security strategy for the last few decades, and assesses the Biden administration's plans to strengthen it. In an interview with Ian Bremmer, she discusses the priorities for addressing critical issues at home and abroad, from the COVID pandemic to the climate crisis and terrorism. But without a unified and f...
A Former US Diplomat Rates Biden’s First Presidential Trip Abroad
June 19, 2021 10:00 - 33 minutes - 30.8 MBFormer US Ambassador to NATO Ivo Daalder weighs in on US President Joe Biden’s first trip abroad, which included a very important first stop at the G7 summit in the United Kingdom, and the way forward for the US and its closest friends. Did he convince allies that “America is back” and ready to resume its leadership role in global affairs? And if so, does it even matter if Americans still need to be convinced that US engagement in the world is vital? Daalder speaks with Ian Bremmer on the G...
A Belarusian Opposition Leader’s Fight for Democracy
June 12, 2021 10:00 - 21 minutes - 29.6 MBIs there a path to democracy for Europe’s last dictatorship, Belarus? Exiled Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya discusses her hopes and fears for the country with Ian Bremmer on the GZERO World Podcast. President Alexander Lukashenko has maintained a tight grip on power in Belarus for the last 26 years and rigged the results of his last election which led to widespread protest and unrest in his country, though few consequences globally. But will he now be held accountabl...
Fighting for Democracy in “Europe’s Last Dictatorship”
June 12, 2021 10:00 - 21 minutes - 19.8 MBIs there a path to democracy for Europe’s last dictatorship, Belarus? Exiled Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya discusses her hopes and fears for the country with Ian Bremmer on the GZERO World Podcast. President Alexander Lukashenko has maintained a tight grip on power in Belarus for the last 26 years and rigged the results of his last election which led to widespread protest and unrest in his country, though few consequences globally. But will he now be held accountable ...
Is Modern Society Broken? Views From The LSE’s Minouche Shafik
May 29, 2021 10:00 - 28 minutes - 26.3 MBIt was an ongoing question before the pandemic, but coronavirus has made it all the more urgent. With global inequality and extreme poverty on the rise, how do we patch up the many holes in the world's social safety nets? The idea of governments providing all adults with a set amount of cash on a regular basis, no strings attached, is gaining attention worldwide — especially given the need to expand post-pandemic social safety nets. But for London School of Economics Director Minouche Shafik...
Brazil on the Brink: Perspective from Former President Fernando Henrique Cardoso
May 22, 2021 10:00 - 15 minutes - 14.4 MBLatin America’s largest economy has endured years of economic hardship, a barrage of political scandals, and one of the worst pandemic death tolls in the world. So where does Brazil go from here and how much longer can its president hold onto power? Former President Fernando Henrique Cardoso, who remains one of the most influential political figures in the country, joins Ian Bremmer to discuss Brazil’s increasingly divided society, the potential fate of its current far-right leader, the pros...
Special Edition: Can Private Companies Lead the Way on Climate Action?
May 20, 2021 10:00 - 35 minutes - 32.6 MBWith bold commitments coming from both political and business leaders around the globe, 2021 could be a critical year in the fight against climate change. As sustainable investing moves from being a nice idea to a necessary move, what does it mean for your bottom line? In the latest episode of Living Beyond Borders, moderator Caitlin Dean speaks with experts about what's next for sustainability, protecting the planet, and the impact it will all have on investors and markets. Guests include...
How a US-China War Could Happen: Warning From Fmr Admiral James Stavridis
May 15, 2021 10:00 - 20 minutes - 18.4 MBAsk national security experts how they view China today and they’ll likely the use a term like “adversary” or “economic competitor.” But what about “enemy?” How close is the world to all-out-war breaking out between United States and China? According to US Admiral James Stavridis (Ret.), who served as Supreme Allied Commander to NATO, those odds are higher than many would like to admit. In fact, Stavridis says, the US risks losing its military dominance in the coming years to China. And if p...
Journalist Barkha Dutt on India’s COVID Calamity
May 08, 2021 12:47 - 25 minutes - 23.5 MBIndia’s latest COVID explosion hits home as one Delhi-based journalist speaks with Ian Bremmer about her own father’s death from the virus. Barkha Dutt has been reporting on the pandemic in India since it began, but nothing could prepare her for the catastrophic second wave that has hit her country in the last few weeks—and that has now shattered her own family. Would her father have survived if the oxygen tank in his ambulance had been working, or if the ambulance hadn’t gotten stuck in Del...
Journalist Barkha Dutt on India’s COVID Calamity
May 08, 2021 12:47 - 25 minutes - 35.2 MBIndia’s latest COVID explosion hits home as one Delhi-based journalist speaks with Ian Bremmer about her own father’s death from the virus. Barkha Dutt has been reporting on the pandemic in India since it began, but nothing could prepare her for the catastrophic second wave that has hit her country in the last few weeks—and that has now shattered her own family. Would her father have survived if the oxygen tank in his ambulance had been working, or if the ambulance hadn’t gotten stuck in Del...
Tom Nichols on Biden’s “Boring” Presidency and a Narcissistic Nation
May 01, 2021 10:00 - 22 minutes - 20.7 MBAfter four years of President Trump lobbing red meat to his base nearly every day, President Joe Biden’s first 100 days in office have been refreshingly “boring.” He’s fired off zero early-morning Twitter rants and picked no fights with professional sport teams nor Mika Brzezinski. That’s not to say, however, that he hasn’t been busy. Since January 20th, Biden has issued more executive orders than any president since FDR, 40 of them by mid-April. His administration has already blown through...
Biden’s Recognition of Armenian Genocide: Ramifications for Turkey, Armenia & the US
April 29, 2021 21:07 - 21 minutes - 19.5 MBIn a special GZERO conversation, Ian Bremmer examines the impact of President Biden's recent statement recognizing Armenian genocide at the hands of Ottoman Empire, an atrocity that began 106 years ago during World War I. What are the ramifications for US/Turkey relations going forward and how will Biden's recognition affect Armenia? Ian Bremmer discusses with two prominent Armenian voices: Varuzhan Nersesyan, Armenia's ambassador to the United States and Nina Hachigian, Deputy Mayor for Int...
Rep. Mike Waltz’s Case Against Ending the War in Afghanistan
April 24, 2021 10:00 - 31 minutes - 28.5 MBEarlier this month President Biden did what three of his predecessors could not: he announced an unconditional end to the war in Afghanistan. On this edition of the GZERO World Podcast, Mike Waltz, a decorated combat veteran and Republican Congressman, tells Ian Bremmer why he thinks that decision spells disaster. "The next 9/11, the next Pulse Night Club, which is right on the edge of my congressional district, the next San Bernardino, that's now on Biden's watch," says Waltz. "He owns it w...
Rep. Mike Waltz’s Case Against Ending the War in Afghanistan
April 24, 2021 10:00 - 31 minutes - 42.7 MBEarlier this month President Biden did what three of his predecessors could not: he announced an unconditional end to the war in Afghanistan. On this edition of the GZERO World Podcast, Mike Waltz, a decorated combat veteran and Republican Congressman, tells Ian Bremmer why he thinks that decision spells disaster. "The next 9/11, the next Pulse Night Club, which is right on the edge of my congressional district, the next San Bernardino, that's now on Biden's watch," says Waltz. "He owns it w...
Can We Fix the Planet the Same Way We Broke It? Journalist Elizabeth Kolbert on Extreme Climate Solutions
April 17, 2021 10:00 - 24 minutes - 22.2 MBIn a wide-ranging interview with Ian Bremmer, Pulitzer Prize-winning climate journalist Elizabeth Kolbert assesses the current state of the climate crisis and answers a simple question: how screwed are we? And as the climate continues to warm at a record pace, she unpacks some of the more extreme climate solutions that some increasingly desperate nations are starting to consider. Such measures may sound like stuff of science fiction (see: injecting sulfur particles into the atmosphere or sho...
Can we fix the planet the same way we broke it? Journalist Elizabeth Kolbert on extreme climate solutions
April 17, 2021 10:00 - 24 minutes - 33.2 MBIn a wide-ranging interview with Ian Bremmer, Pulitzer Prize-winning climate journalist Elizabeth Kolbert assesses the current state of the climate crisis and answers a simple question: how screwed are we? And as the climate continues to warm at a record pace, she unpacks some of the more extreme climate solutions that some increasingly desperate nations are starting to consider. Such measures may sound like stuff of science fiction (see: injecting sulfur particles into the atmosphere or sho...
Vaccine Nationalism Risks Prolonging Pandemic, According to Chief Scientist, WHO
April 10, 2021 10:00 - 26 minutes - 24.4 MBr. Soumya Swaminathan calls for a massive increase in the global vaccine supply in order to prevent the rise of more dangerous and vaccine-evading super-variants, in a wide-ranging interview with Ian Bremmer on the GZERO World podcast. Dr. Swaminathan, Chief Scientist at the World Health Organization, argues that vaccine nationalism, where countries prioritize their own citizens ahead of the rest of the world, will only prolong the pandemic because a virus does not stop at any national borde...
Italy In Europe's Spotlight: Insights From Former PM Enrico Letta
March 27, 2021 10:00 - 20 minutes - 19.2 MBWhoever said, “when in Rome, do as the Romans do” clearly could not envision what would become of Italian politics. Since 1989 the country has had 18 prime ministers, six in the last decade alone. And while the pandemic afforded the government some much-needed political unity in the short-term, the warm feelings cooled quickly this winter as political infighting forced a popular prime minister to resign. But Italy’s new leader, Mario Draghi (nicknamed “Super Mario”) looks like he just might ...
Why the Pandemic Has Been Worse for Women: Insights from UN Women's Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka
March 20, 2021 10:00 - 24 minutes - 22.4 MBPhumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Executive Director for UN Women, joins Ian Bremmer on the GZERO World podcast to discuss the toll COVID-19 has taken on the global fight for gender equality and the toll that it has taken on girls, in particular. In fact, the UN estimates that as many as 11 million girls who left school because of the pandemic will never return. At the same time, it is women primarily who have been getting the world through the worst pandemic, as they occupy the majority of frontline ...
Is the US Misjudging the Middle East’s Power Shifts? Vali Nasr's View
March 13, 2021 11:00 - 31 minutes - 28.8 MB“Pivot to Asia.” It was the catchphrase floating around Washington DC’s foreign policy circles in 2009 when President Obama first took office. And yet twelve years later, the Middle East continues to consume the attention of the United States’ military and diplomatic efforts. Now President Biden is determined to change that, and to turn Washington’s attention to Asia once and for all as he moves to confront a growing China. But according to Johns Hopkins University Middle East Scholar Vali N...
Authoritarianism’s Enduring Appeal: Anne Applebaum Discusses
March 06, 2021 11:00 - 29 minutes - 27.1 MBFrom the Philippines to Hungary to Venezuela, countries across the world have embraced authoritarian rule, in many cases with significant popular support. What is the enduring appeal of authoritarianism, how susceptible is the United States to its sway, and what has the pandemic done to accelerate its growth? Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Anne Applebaum joins Ian Bremmer to discuss. Subscribe to the GZERO World with Ian Bremmer Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your preferred podca...
Dr. Fauci's Pandemic Prognosis
February 27, 2021 11:00 - 25 minutes - 23.2 MBThe country’s top infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, joins Ian Bremmer to talk vaccines, school re-openings, and when—and how—the pandemic could finally come end. He was last on GZERO World just weeks before the pandemic hit in the fall of 2019 and he described at the time what kept him up at night: a “pandemic-like respiratory illness.” This time, he talks about how closely that nightmare scenario foreshadowed the COVID-19 pandemic. He also offers some guidance about what public ...
Univision's Jorge Ramos on Mexico’s Critical Moment
February 13, 2021 11:00 - 32 minutes - 44.6 MBMexico finds itself at a critical moment in history: its populist president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador (also known as AMLO), appears unable to get control of the rampant violence that he promised to curb or of the raging coronavirus that he himself was just infected by. And during this moment of crisis, Mexico’s most important trading partner, the United States, has just elected a new president. Outside observers were surprised by leftist AMLO’s ability to get along so well with former Pre...
Can AMLO Live Up to Mexico’s Critical Moment? Jorge Ramos Discusses
February 13, 2021 11:00 - 32 minutes - 29.8 MBMexico finds itself at a critical moment in history: its populist president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador (also known as AMLO), appears unable to get control of the rampant violence that he promised to curb or of the raging coronavirus that he himself was just infected by. And during this moment of crisis, Mexico’s most important trading partner, the United States, has just elected a new president. Outside observers were surprised by leftist AMLO’s ability to get along so well with former Pre...