The development of 5G, or 5th generation mobile networks, is such a big deal that it's been compared to the invention of electricity. There's only one problem: China's cornering the market. Ian explains and then digs in deeper with Keyu Jin, China expert at the London School of Economics. And on Puppet Regime, Marie Kondo stops by the Oval Office.
Donald Trump had a contentious relationship with the industry in his first administration. But in 2025, Silicon Valley is recalibrating. On Ian Explains, Ian Bremmer looks at the parade of tech leaders who have visited with Trump since his election win, including Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, Apple’s Tim Cook, OpenAI’s Sam Altman, and moves like Meta’s recent announcement it would scrap its fact-checking program, all to get on President-elect Trump’s good side as he prepares to return to office.
At noon on Monday, Donald Trump will be inaugurated as the 47th president of the United States, capping his astounding political comeback.
Are we living through a geopolitical recession? In this Quick Take, Ian Bremmer explains what this means for global order, why power dynamics are shifting away from established norms, and the implications for a world without clear leadership.
Greenland wants independence from Denmark, Trump wants a stronger US presence there. How could this play out?
At this year's World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, our Global Stage panel discussion, "The AI Economy: An Engine for Local Growth", will examine AI’s growing global impact, the potential for enormous benefits to society, and the investments necessary to ensure equitable diffusion and adoption of AI tools. Watch the live premiere on Wednesday, January 22 at 11 am ET/5 pm CET at gzeromedia.com/globalstage.
The 55th annual World Economic Forum begins Monday in the Swiss Alps just hours before US President-elect Donald Trump takes the oath of office on Capitol Hill.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office confirmed on Friday that a Gaza ceasefire deal has been finalized following a “last-minute crisis," and the security cabinet is meeting now to ratify the agreement.