GZERO World with Ian Bremmer
Episodes
Economic weapons & fallout of the new Cold War
30 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In 1985, after four decades of standoff between the world's biggest superpowers, US President Ronald Reagan had a private conversation with the Soviet...
How we overcome infectious disease with a public health renaissance
25 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Former CDC chief Tom Frieden says he's stunned by how infectious COVID is compared to other diseases. The pandemic isn't over yet, he tells Ian Bremme...
Could today’s crisis lead to future growth?
16 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
“Geopolitics and their impact on the markets are greater right now than at any point in my professional life,” said Ian Bremmer, president of Eura...
How discontent with globalization has fueled authoritarian "strongmen"
11 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As inflation, including as seen in rising food and commodity prices, destabilize global systems, strong leadership will appeal to more people. Part o...
When allies unified by Ukraine confront upended security & war fatigue
04 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
At the 2022 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, it was clear that history is at a turning point, with a war in Europe whose cascading impact c...
Is now the time to buy? Real estate dynamics in 2022
02 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 worke...
How crisis can help us fix broken systems: from Ukraine to COVID
22 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
To fix our broken international political system, we need a crisis. For instance, a pandemic, climate catastrophe, Big Tech having too much power, o...
Will there be a recession?
19 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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...
The Ukraine war is destroying Putin’s reputation
14 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 illustra...
A cybercrime treaty proposed by…Russia?
11 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 crimin...
Saving the world’s water supply
05 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 bi...
Examining Putin: his logic, mistakes, and hope for Ukraine
30 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Cyber mercenaries and the digital “Wild West"
27 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 fou...
The Ukraine war is crippling the world's food supply, says food security expert Ertharin Cousin
23 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
If the economy is good, why do I feel so bad?
21 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 strong...
Lessons of the SolarWinds attack
13 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Two years after the discovery of one of the largest cyber attacks in history, we’re looking at the current state of security for both software and h...
China's uphill battles, from Putin to COVID: Newsweek's Melinda Liu
09 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The relationship between Putin and Xi is a "marriage of convenience," journalist Melinda Liu tells Ian Bremmer on the GZERO World podcast. Russia's ...
Naked power politics challenge global democracy, says author Yascha Mounk
02 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Confidence in democracy is declining in the West at the same time authoritarian leaders like Putin and Xi Jinping have become more transparent about t...
Protecting the Internet of Things
30 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Billions of watches, refrigerators, and even light bulbs around the world are network-connected, collecting and sharing your data. Smart device manufa...
Iran on the verge: why you don’t want the nuclear deal to fail, according to Iran expert Ali Vaez
26 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Renewing the Iran nuclear deal is more urgent than ever for the Biden administration. Iran is closer to getting the bomb, with the breakout time to en...
Why Putin will fail: former Finnish PM Alexander Stubb
19 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The ripple effects of Russia’s war with Ukraine are spreading well beyond Ukraine's borders. And one country watching very closely is Finland. On t...
Cyber threats in Ukraine and beyond
16 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Cyberattacks in Ukraine are the latest example of how cyberspace is increasingly a theater of conflict around the world. As part of the Global Stage s...
US Choices, Global Consequences: Hina Khar On India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Broken International Architecture
05 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As Russian forces invaded Ukraine, Pakistan's PM Imran Khan, one of Vladimir Putin’s few friends, visited Moscow. But his trip did not go down well ...
Authoritarians Won’t Defeat American Values, Says John Kerry
26 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
John Kerry, former US Secretary of State and current climate czar, pushed back against the idea that this will be "the century of the authoritarian" i...
David Petraeus on Putin's War Games
19 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
At the 2022 Munich Security Conference, world leaders are gathering again for the first time in two years at a moment of unprecedented crisis. At the ...
No Empire Lasts Forever: How China’s Rise Could Trigger a New World Order
12 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What keeps Ray Dalio, one of America’s most successful investors, up at night? Three things: spiraling debt, a weakening dollar and a rising China. ...
It’s Getting Harder for Black Americans to Vote, Warns Journalist Clarence Page
05 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Voter suppression is a front and center issue. But it’s not always black and white…or red and blue. Black voters continue to turn out in smaller n...
Ukraine Crisis: The Signals Pointing to Russian Invasion
29 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tensions in Ukraine are high as Russia builds up its military capacity along the border. Cyber attacks on Kyiv have also increased. Can the US and NAT...
We Have to Control AI Before It Controls Us, Warns Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt
22 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tech companies set the rules for the digital world through algorithms powered by artificial intelligence. But does Big Tech really understand AI? ...
The Problem With China’s Zero COVID Strategy
15 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Xi Jinping's zero-COVID approach faces its toughest test to date with omicron. Why? Because China lacks mRNA jabs, and so few Chinese people have gott...
How the US Survives Deep Divisions: Fiona Hill and the Post-Jan 6 Fight for American Democracy
08 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On the anniversary of the Capitol insurrection, America has only grown more divided. More Republicans than ever believe that the election was stolen. ...
The Human Tragedy of Yemen’s Intractable Civil War
18 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
After 7 years of conflict, Yemen is often called the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. Ian Bremmer speaks with UN Resident Coordinator David Gressl...
COVID Continued: What the World Will Look Like in 2022
16 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
While 2021 brought incredible breakthroughs in science and billions of COVID-19 vaccine doses were delivered globally, the pandemic seems far from ove...
How We Got Here: Evaluating 1619 & US History With Nikole Hannah-Jones
11 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones published the “1619 Project” in 2019, not even she could have predicted ...
Don’t Believe the “Taliban 2.0” Hype, Cautions Journalist Ahmed Rashid
04 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
With the US gone and the Taliban back in control, Afghanistan faces a long winter. Mounting food insecurity and a crumbling economy have left many Afg...
Special Edition: Why Biodiversity Loss Matters to Governments and Investors
02 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Are global leaders finally taking needed action on environmental issues? Coming out of the COP26 meeting in Glasgow, we've seen governments agree to a...
Inflation Nation: How Larry Summers Predicted Skyrocketing Prices in the US
21 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As the holiday shopping season gets underway, consumers are facing empty shelves and sky-high prices. What explains the supply chain crunch and how is...
Special Edition: Common Prosperity, Coal, and Competitiveness: The US and China (Part II)
18 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The relationship between the US and China is rapidly evolving. Economic and political decisions made today will impact power dynamics in both the near...
A Tale of Two Koreas With Veteran Korea Journalist Jean Lee
13 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
From K-Pop supergroup BTS to Oscar-winner Parasite to Netflix global sensation Squid Game, South Korea seems to be churning out one massive cultural h...
Do Nuclear Weapons Keep Us Safe? An Arms Control Expert Weighs In
06 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Arms control expert Kelsey Davenport joins Ian Bremmer on the GZERO World podcast to talk about the world’s long fascination with nuclear weapons an...
Special Edition: Tariffs, Tutors, and Tension: The US and China (Part I)
04 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tensions 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...
Man-Made Crisis: How Do We Survive on the Planet We Warmed? UN Environment Chief Explains
30 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Fires, floods, and droughts. Climate change is already happening but so far humans have been slow to react. Will the UN Climate Conference (COP26) pro...
Brave New Big Tech World: Nicholas Thompson's Perspective
23 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Can Big Government still rein in Big Tech or has it already lost control? Never before have just a few companies exerted such an outsized influ...
Special Edition: Shifting Balance, Shifting Priorities: Where Work Goes Next
21 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The nature of work had already been changing long before the global pandemic accelerated trends around flexible work, remote work technology, and the ...
The Future of Artificial Intelligence With Tech CEO Kai-Fu Lee
09 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Artificial intelligence is changing the way we live — and very soon it'll go beyond medical breakthroughs and the algorithms that control your socia...
Special Edition: How the Pandemic Could Change Healthcare Forever
07 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For all the flaws of many healthcare systems around the world, we've seen unprecedented coordination among researchers, healthcare providers, manufact...
Grading Biden on Foreign Policy With Journalist Robin Wright
02 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Can President Biden tamp down growing global skepticism and persuade his allies that the US is really “back”? Or is America's credibility irrepara...
The COVID-Damaged Economy Surprised Adam Tooze
25 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The 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...
Special Edition: Inflation, Interest Rates, and Economic Recovery
23 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When 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 Feder...
UN Sec-Gen Guterres Has a Warning for Disunited Nations
18 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In a frank interview on the GZERO World podcast, António Guterres, the United Nations Secretary-General, speaks with Ian Bremmer at the UN ahead of t...
A Safer America 20 Years After 9/11? Michael Chertoff and Rory Stewart Discuss
11 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
20 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 ...
Special Edition: What Infrastructure Spending Means for You
09 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
There'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 dec...
Afghanistan, 2021: Three perspectives on the brutal close of a 20-year war
04 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Two 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 ha...
Gene Editing Tech Risks and Rewards: Dr. Jennifer Doudna's Perspective
21 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In a wide-ranging interview with Ian Bremmer, Nobel Prize-winning scientist Jennifer Doudna discusses her groundbreaking work on the revolutionary gen...
When Sports and Politics Mix: The IOC’s Dick Pound
07 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A 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 Oly...
Alcohol, Diplomacy & Society, From Edward Slingerland's Perspective
31 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A deep dive down the bottle to examine the role alcohol has played in society, politics, and global summitry—from the earliest hunter-gatherer days...
How Human History Is Shaped by Disaster, According to Niall Ferguson
24 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Stanford historian Niall Ferguson joins Ian Bremmer on the GZERO World podcast to talk about the geopolitics of disaster. Throughout human histor...
American Democracy is in Danger, Warns Ben Rhodes
17 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Rhodes, a former Deputy National Security Adviser to President Barack Obama, joins Ian Bremmer to talk about the state of American democracy i...
Adam Grant Reimagines Work After COVID
10 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Renowned organizational psychologist Adam Grant joins Ian Bremmer to talk about how the pandemic has upended what we think of as “work” and how we...
US National Security Depends on Domestic Progress: Jane Harman Explains
27 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jane Harman, a nine-term member of Congress (D-CA) who served for decades on the major security committees in the House of Representatives, discusses ...
A Former US Diplomat Rates Biden’s First Presidential Trip Abroad
19 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Former 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 ...
Fighting for Democracy in “Europe’s Last Dictatorship”
12 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Is there a path to democracy for Europe’s last dictatorship, Belarus? Exiled Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya discusses her hop...
Is Modern Society Broken? Views From The LSE’s Minouche Shafik
29 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It was an ongoing question before the pandemic, but coronavirus has made it all the more urgent. With global inequality and extreme poverty on the ris...
Brazil on the Brink: Perspective from Former President Fernando Henrique Cardoso
22 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Latin America’s largest economy has endured years of economic hardship, a barrage of political scandals, and one of the worst pandemic death tolls i...
Special Edition: Can Private Companies Lead the Way on Climate Action?
20 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
With bold commitments coming from both political and business leaders around the globe, 2021 could be a critical year in the fight against climate cha...
How a US-China War Could Happen: Warning From Fmr Admiral James Stavridis
15 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ask national security experts how they view China today and they’ll likely the use a term like “adversary” or “economic competitor.” But wha...
Journalist Barkha Dutt on India’s COVID Calamity
08 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
India’s latest COVID explosion hits home as one Delhi-based journalist speaks with Ian Bremmer about her own father’s death from the virus. Bar...
Tom Nichols on Biden’s “Boring” Presidency and a Narcissistic Nation
01 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
After 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 refreshi...
Biden’s Recognition of Armenian Genocide: Ramifications for Turkey, Armenia & the US
29 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In a special GZERO conversation, Ian Bremmer examines the impact of President Biden's recent statement recognizing Armenian genocide at the hands of O...
Rep. Mike Waltz’s Case Against Ending the War in Afghanistan
24 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Earlier this month President Biden did what three of his predecessors could not: he announced an unconditional end to the war in Afghanistan. On this ...
Can We Fix the Planet the Same Way We Broke It? Journalist Elizabeth Kolbert on Extreme Climate Solutions
17 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In a wide-ranging interview with Ian Bremmer, Pulitzer Prize-winning climate journalist Elizabeth Kolbert assesses the current state of the climate c...
Vaccine Nationalism Risks Prolonging Pandemic, According to Chief Scientist, WHO
10 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
r. Soumya Swaminathan calls for a massive increase in the global vaccine supply in order to prevent the rise of more dangerous and vaccine-evading sup...
Italy In Europe's Spotlight: Insights From Former PM Enrico Letta
27 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Whoever 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...
Why the Pandemic Has Been Worse for Women: Insights from UN Women's Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka
20 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Phumzile 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 gl...
Is the US Misjudging the Middle East’s Power Shifts? Vali Nasr's View
13 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
“Pivot to Asia.” It was the catchphrase floating around Washington DC’s foreign policy circles in 2009 when President Obama first took office. A...
Authoritarianism’s Enduring Appeal: Anne Applebaum Discusses
06 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
From the Philippines to Hungary to Venezuela, countries across the world have embraced authoritarian rule, in many cases with significant popular supp...
Dr. Fauci's Pandemic Prognosis
27 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The country’s top infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, joins Ian Bremmer to talk vaccines, school re-openings, and when—and how—the pan...
Can AMLO Live Up to Mexico’s Critical Moment? Jorge Ramos Discusses
13 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Mexico finds itself at a critical moment in history: its populist president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador (also known as AMLO), appears unable to get...
The Race To Vaccinate: Dr. Atul Gawande Provides Perspective
06 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Can the United States vaccinate enough of its population to prevent hundreds of thousands of deaths before new and more contagious COVID-19 variants t...
The Worst Time To Enter Congress: Rep. Nancy Mace
01 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Continuing our two-part podcast with very different lawmakers from Congress, Ian Bremmer speaks with freshman Congresswoman Nancy Mace (R-SC). She sha...
Congress After The Attempt To Overthrow Democracy: Sen. Chris Murphy
31 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Can Democrats and Republicans agree on anything? In a special two-part podcast, Ian Bremmer has in-depth conversations with very different members of...
Kara Swisher on Big Tech's Big Problem
23 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Renowned tech journalist Kara Swisher has no qualms about saying that social media companies bear responsibility for the January 6th pro-Trump riots a...
Do the Global Poor Have a Champion in the World Bank? The View From Its President, David Malpass
16 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For the first time in twenty years extreme poverty around the world is growing. How does the developing world recover from a pandemic that has brought...
Russia's Cyber Attack: An Act of Espionage or War? Jeh Johnson's Perspective
09 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Former US Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson spent years trying to protect the United States against the kind of massive cyber attack that Russia...
Can Europe Trust the US – Or Its Own Nations? German Diplomat Wolfgang Ischinger’s View
19 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The GZERO World podcast examines the current state of transatlantic partnerships between the US and Europe following four years of Trump’s presidenc...
COVID Vaccine in Record Time - What Now? Moderna Co-Founder Noubar Afeyan
12 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The pandemic’s US death toll shows no signs of abating and the holiday season’s spike will likely dwarf any surge that came before it. But in the ...
Special Edition: Can Sustainable Investing Save Our Planet?
03 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Benjamin Franklin famously called on American business leaders more than two centuries ago to “Do well by doing good.” To him, that meant creating...
What You Still May Not Know About Joe: Insights From Biden Biographer Evan Osnos
21 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Biden has been a public figure for decades but he’s far from an open book. For a man who has been in national politics since the age of 29 and h...
Special Edition: What to Expect from Joe Biden’s Presidency
19 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It was an election for the history books in many ways, with record voter turnout during an unprecedented global health crisis. And while President-ele...
Will NATO Adapt to Emerging Global Threats? Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg's Perspective
14 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The world has changed significantly since the fall of the Berlin Wall. Has the intergovernmental military alliance of NATO—which was founded to coun...
COVID-19 and The Dark Winter to Come: Insights From Dr. Ashish Jha
07 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The US election may be nearly over (emphasis on nearly) but the COVID-19 pandemic rages on. During the week of the election alone, the daily US case r...
Special Edition: Running on Fumes: The Future of Fossil Fuels
05 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The pandemic has hastened an already growing trend in energy consumption globally—a shift from fossil fuels like oil and gas toward renewable resour...
What Could Go Wrong in the US Election? Rick Hasen on Nightmare Scenarios and Challenges
31 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The end is nigh! With just days to go (hours, really) until voting concludes for the 2020 US election, many Americans are losing sleep over the variou...
How a “President Biden” Could Reshape US Foreign Policy: Views From Anne-Marie Slaughter
26 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
If the 2016 presidential election taught us anything, it's that only fools make predictions. So let’s give it a go! In this episode of the GZERO Wor...
Special Edition: Big Cities After COVID: Boom or Bust?
22 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What will the cities of the future look like? Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the answer to that question was clearer: Urban areas around the world were...
UNHCR's Filippo Grandi: How the Pandemic has Upended the Lives of Refugees
12 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Guest: Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees When the pandemic first took hold earlier this year, refugees around the world braced for th...
Special Edition: A New Cold War? Tensions Rise Between US & China
08 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As global competition and a ratcheting pandemic blame game erode diplomatic relations between the US and China, GZERO Media and Citi Private Bank are ...
Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Greece’s Unlikely COVID Success Story
05 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Guest: Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Prime Minister of Greece When the coronavirus came to Greece in March, the country was only beginning to emerge from a de...
Christine Lagarde, Leading Europe’s United Economic Pandemic Response
28 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The coronavirus pandemic threatened to bring Europe’s economy to its knees. Then something remarkable happened: 27 member states came together. On t...
Special Edition: Your Money As The World Goes Gray
23 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever heard of Blue Zones? They're communities all around the globe—from Sardinia to Okinawa to Loma Linda, CA—where residents exceed the ...