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Is now the time to buy? Real estate dynamics in 2022
Episode 196
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 work…
4 years, 2 months ago
How crisis can help us fix broken systems: from Ukraine to COVID
Episode 195
To fix our broken international political system, we need a crisis. For instance, a pandemic, climate catastrophe, Big Tech having too much power, or…
4 years, 2 months ago
Will there be a recession?
Episode 194
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 c…
4 years, 2 months ago
The Ukraine war is destroying Putin’s reputation
Episode 193
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 illustr…
4 years, 3 months ago
A cybercrime treaty proposed by…Russia?
Episode 192
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 crimi…
4 years, 3 months ago
Saving the world’s water supply
Episode 190
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 b…
4 years, 3 months ago
Examining Putin: his logic, mistakes, and hope for Ukraine
Episode 189
Not much has gone right for Vladimir Putin since Russia's invasion of Ukraine began. Ian Bremmer speaks to political scientist and author Ivan Kraste…
4 years, 3 months ago
Cyber mercenaries and the digital “Wild West"
Episode 188
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 four…
4 years, 3 months ago
The Ukraine war is crippling the world's food supply, says food security expert Ertharin Cousin
Episode 187
The Ukraine war and sanctions against Russia have created a perfect storm that will lead to a global food supply crisis, Ertharin Cousin, former head…
4 years, 3 months ago
If the economy is good, why do I feel so bad?
Episode 186
Last year the US economy grew 5.7%, the biggest growth rate in decades, yet at the beginning of 2022 fewer than 1 in 5 Americans thought it was stron…
4 years, 3 months ago