Following President Trump's last-minute decision to scuttle Afghanistan peace talks between the US and the Taliban, the country's political future is more uncertain than ever. The US-backed government in Kabul controls less than half of the country's districts. The rest are controlled or actively contested by Taliban fighters or warlords. Here is a map of who controls what in a country that is still very much up for grabs.
As the tense and politically charged 2025 Munich Security Conference draws to a close, GZERO’s Global Stage series presents a conversation about strained relationships between the US and Europe, Ukraine's path ahead, and rising threats in cyberspace.
Beneath the Israel-Palestine conflict is a fundamental question: what does it matter where you live? Why does the land matter? Ian Bremmer explains.
Listen: Palestinian UN Ambassador Riyad Mansour joins Ian Bremmer on the GZERO World Podcast to discuss Trump’s Gaza proposal, the Palestinian right to return, and whether Gaza’s future will be decided by its people or global powers.
Ian Bremmer's Quick Take: At the Munich Security Conference, Europeans are taking concerns from the Trump administration seriously. Ian Bremmer breaks down JD Vance’s “lecture” to European leaders and the state of transatlantic unity in his latest Quick Take.
As promised, US President Donald Trump announced reciprocal tariffs on all American trading partners Thursday afternoon. Each country will be assessed individually, factoring in value-added taxes, foreign tariff rates, industry subsidies, regulations, and currency undervaluation to determine customized duty rates. Trump claimed, “It’s gonna make our country a fortune.”
“We cannot afford to be reactive,” said Alina Polyakova, President and CEO of the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA), responding to the news of President Trump’s recent call with Vladimir Putin.
Linda McMahon testifies before the Senate Health, Education, and Labor Committee during a nomination hearing as Secretary of Education in Washington, DC, USA, on Feb. 13, 2025.
Linda McMahon, the former CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment, on Thursday began her Senate confirmation hearing to run the Department of Education, which Donald Trump and the Department of Government Efficiency have vowed to shrink or shut down.
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