May 22, 2025 · This Sunday, Venezuelans will go to the polls in the first nationwide elections since the contested presidential election last July. But unlike that election, which by all independent accounts President Nicolás Maduro stole, the country’s embattled opposition has decided this time not to participate at all.

Listen: Ian Bremmer sits down with Jesuit priest and bestselling author Father James Martin to talk about the historic ascendancy of Pope Leo XIV—the first-ever US Pope—and what his papacy means for the Catholic Church, American politics, and a world in search of moral clarity. Known for his humility and prayerful presence, Marin says Pope Leo has would do well to make his top priority ...

May 27, 2025 · Gaza aid center overwhelmed; Israeli troops fire to regain control. Israeli troops fired warning shots near crowds of Palestinians who were seeking aid from the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. The group, selected by Israel to distribute food in the enclave, had reportedly lost control of its aid center in Rafah.

4 days ago · On Sunday, Ukraine executed one of the most extraordinary asymmetric operations in modern military history. Using domestically built first-person-view (FPV) drones deployed from deep inside Russian territory, Kyiv launched a coordinated assault against several military airbases as far as eastern Siberia, the border with Mongolia, and the Arctic.

May 29, 2025 · Elon Musk’s exit from his role at DOGE marks a turning point in the Trump administration.. In this Quick Take, Ian Bremmer breaks down Elon Musk’s departure from the White House noting, “The impact of DOGE turns out to be one of the less successful experiments of the administration.” With Musk stepping away to focus on Tesla, SpaceX, and his AI ventures, Ian explores the broader ...

May 15, 2025 · When US President Donald Trump promised to lift sanctions on Syria this week, the streets of Damascus erupted in celebration. “It was a huge, huge day for Syrians,” says Ibrahim al-Assil, a Senior Fellow at the Middle East Institute in Washington, D.C., who is from the Syrian capital. “Many people, my relatives and friends in Damascus, they are saying the same thing: ‘this is the ...

May 29, 2025 · Have you stayed atop GZERO’s news coverage this week? Here's your chance to prove it. What birds are Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Mehmet Oz fighting to save from culling, despite concerns that there is a bird flu outbreak among them? Donald Trump’s company, Trump Media & Technology Group, said it ...

May 18, 2025 · 9: Former US President Joe Biden, 82, has been diagnosed with prostate cancer that has metastasized to the bone.Biden’s cancer has a “Gleason score” of 9 out of 10, which means it is highly aggressive, but since it requires hormones to grow, may respond to treatment that deprives the tumors of hormones.Both US President Donald Trump and former Vice President Kamala Harris expressed their ...

May 30, 2025 · Ian Bremmer The US has experienced a steady, long-term decline religiousness, with Gallup showing less than half of Americans belong to a house of worship today. But spirituality in the US remains surprisingly resilient.. Bremmer unpacks America's longstanding slide into secularism contrasted with a recent renewed interest in religion. Drawing from two key surveys, Bremmer contrasts Gallup's ...

May 19, 2025 · Powerful AI that surpasses human intelligence will transform our world, is society ready? In the latest episode of GZERO World, Ian Bremmer sits down with Daniel Kokotajlo, co-author of AI 2027, a new report that forecasts how artificial intelligence might …