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Can the US get its act together? Susan Glasser & Peter Baker on "the world’s greatest geopolitical crisis"
Episode 216
Whatever the US midterm elections are about this time around, one thing is clear: the results will have global ripple effects on US relations with Ru…
3 years, 9 months ago
Winter is coming. Global recession, too?
Episode 215
Inflation is on the rise, at a rate we haven't seen in through in decades. Is a global recession inevitable? Ian Bremmer speaks to Kristina Georgieva…
3 years, 10 months ago
"United" Kingdom? Tony Blair on Truss, Charles, Brexit, and division in UK & beyond
Episode 214
In the span of just 48 hours in early September, the United Kingdom got a new prime minister, Liz Truss, and a new monarch, King Charles III. Both fa…
3 years, 10 months ago
How we avoid irreversible damage & "total disaster": The UN chief's warning for a world experiencing multiple crises
Episode 213
The UN's blueprint for making the world a better place is on life support. The pandemic wiped out years of progress on the Sustainable Development Go…
3 years, 11 months ago
Biden's climate bill sets US up to lead on clean energy, says Sec. Jennifer Granholm
Episode 212
The Biden administration has pushed through the single largest climate spending package in US history. US Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm joins Ia…
3 years, 11 months ago
How the US underestimated the Taliban - and who's paying for it one year later
Episode 211
The anniversary of the end of America’s war in Afghanistan is a reminder of what many see as a staggering US defeat. It was also a victory for a long…
3 years, 11 months ago
How the US will fight cyber wars
Episode 210
en Easterly is optimistic about the state of America’s cyber defenses, she tells Ian Bremmer on the GZERO World podcast. As director of the US Cybers…
3 years, 11 months ago
US/China power struggle, the global political balance, and your finances
Episode 209
“China's ability to grow in unprecedented fashion came because they had really cheap labor, and wealthy countries around the world were very happy to…
4 years ago
Making sense of global inflation, looming recession, and economists who disagree
Episode 208
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 Chicag…
4 years ago
How to get social media companies to protect users (instead of hurting them)
Episode 207
Frances Haugen blew the whistle against Facebook because she believed her employer wasn't doing enough to stop its outrage-driven algorithm from spre…
4 years ago