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What We're Watching

The potential $300 billion fund for Iran, China moves to tighten overseas investment, Trump and Modi look for the reset button

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European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde on a podium speaking to reporters
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What We're Watching

Iran war forces European interest rate cut, SpaceX to go public tomorrow, Investigators seek Ebola’s patient zero

Global views of Israel are souring: Graphic Truth
Natalie Johnson and Eileen Zhang
Graphic Truth

Graphic Truth: Global views of Israel are souring

The Wolrd Cup 2026 kicks off in North America
GZERO World with Ian Bremmer Podcast

World Cup politics, with the Financial Times' Simon Kuper

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Is it coming home?
Will Fitzpatrick
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Is it coming home?

The growing strategic importance of the Arctic
GZERO Reports

The growing strategic importance of the Arctic

From the sidelines 2026, US-Canada Summit, hosted by Eurasia Group and RBC in Toronto, Tony Maciulis sits down with Thomas Dans, chairman of the US Arctic Research Commission, to discuss why the Arctic is increasingly central to national security, energy development, critical minerals, and geopolitical competition

What the rise of a trillionaire reveals about the American Dream
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What the rise of a trillionaire reveals about the American Dream

In this episode of "ask ian," Ian Bremmer looks at what the rise of Elon Musk as the world’s first trillionaire reveals about wealth, innovation, and the future of the American Dream.

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AI, jobs, and the next generation

As AI reshapes the future of work, its impact will depend on the choices we make today. In this new blog, Brad Smith reflects on how graduates are calling for technology that supports human judgment, expands opportunity, and strengthens the role of people in shaping the future. As AI adoption accelerates, the focus must remain on building skills, creating meaningful work, and ensuring its benefits are broadly shared across society. Read the full blog here.

Cape Verde’s keeper goes viral
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Cape Verde’s keeper goes viral

The 40-year-old’s stunning display against Spain has earned him plaudits worldwide.

World leaders pose for a family photo at the G7 summit in Évian, France, on June 16, 2026.
Analysis

What’s the role of the G7 in a G-Zero world?

Leaders of the G7 are meeting this week in Évian-les-Bains, France, for their 52nd official summit. The fragmented political world is testing the group’s ability to be effective.

Why national teams spark culture wars at the World Cup
GZERO World Clips

Why national teams spark culture wars at the World Cup

National teams are supposed to unite countries. But increasingly, they're becoming battlegrounds in fights over identity, immigration, and belonging.

Germany and France try to screw in a lightbulb
Puppet Regime

Germany and France try to screw in a lightbulb

Let's screw in a sixth generation lightbulb. #puppetregime

A World Cup of many homelands
Graphic Truth

A World Cup of many homelands

There are 48 countries involved in this year’s World Cup, but that only tells part of the story of just how global the “global game” has become.

UK set to ban under-16s from social media
Hard Numbers

UK set to ban under-16s from social media

The UK government announced a ban on young people’s access to most social media platforms, along with livestreaming and chat features on certain gaming platforms.

The most political World Cup ever?
GZERO World with Ian Bremmer

The most political World Cup ever?

The World Cup is the world's biggest sporting event, and one of its most political. Simon Kuper explains what the tournament reveals about power, identity, and the state of the world.

What Europe’s failed joint fighter jet project means for defense
GZERO Europe

What Europe’s failed joint fighter jet project means for defense

In this episode of GZERO Europe, Carl Bildt considers what the collapse of the joint French-German-Spanish fighter aircraft project means for European defense.