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Krastev: The Iran war is fracturing Europe's far right
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Krastev: The Iran war is fracturing Europe's far right

Ivan Krastev warns that the Iran war has made Trump's most loyal European allies start to see the US as a threat.

Top defense budgets globally compared the US​
Graphic Truth

US defense spending vs. the world

China has boosted its defense spending 13-fold over the past three decades, modernizing its weapons and military into a force capable of operating beyond its borders.

What a Viktor Orbán loss would mean for Trump
GZERO World with Ian Bremmer

What a Viktor Orbán loss would mean for Trump

Political scientist Ivan Krastev joins Ian Bremmer to explain why the Hungarian election on April 12th may be the most consequential vote in Europe this year, and what an Orbán loss would mean for Trump, Putin, and the global far right.

Viktor Orbán's last stand, and the future of Europe's far right with Ivan Krastev
GZERO World with Ian Bremmer Podcast

Viktor Orbán's last stand, and the future of Europe's far right with Ivan Krastev

Ian Bremmer sits down with Ivan Krastev, Chairman of the Centre for Liberal Strategies and political scientist, to discuss Hungary's consequential upcoming election and what it means for the far right globally.

How the Iran war is affecting Europe’s economy
GZERO Europe

How the Iran war is affecting Europe’s economy

In this episode of GZERO Europe, Carl Bildt examines how the war in Iran is driving up energy prices, fueling inflation, and raising stagflation fears across Europe.

​German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer sit at the start of the E-3 meeting in Munich, Germany, on February 13, 2026.
Analysis

Europe holds Iran position – for now

Until now, Europe has kept out of the Iran war. But with Iran attempting to hit the UK island of Diego Garcia on Friday, and fears growing that US President Donald Trump will forget about Ukraine, that calculus may have changed.

Workers are unloading coal from a cargo ship on the Turag River in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on May 06, 2024.
What We're Watching

Asia seeks coal amid Iran conflict, Israel expands its war within a war, Chile’s Kast builds a wall

Much as Europe did when Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine four years ago, Asia is turning to a retro, highly-polluting fuel source as the Iran conflict limits the supply of liquefied natural gas: coal.

Europe’s muted response on Iran
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Europe’s muted response on Iran

Europe is publicly praising Trump, but according to Brookings Institution’s Thomas Wright, fear, not agreement, is driving its diplomacy.

​Explosions in Iran and gas prices increasing.
Analysis

Europe pays for a war it doesn’t want

Nearly a month ago, the US and Israel started a war with Iran. But one continent, which wants very little to do with the war, is uniquely impacted: Europe.

How Europe is moving on from Trump's America
GZERO World with Ian Bremmer

How Europe is moving on from Trump's America

Europe looks increasingly prepared to defend itself without America. Ian Bremmer and Ivo Daalder assess what that means for NATO, Ukraine, and the future of the West.