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​Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney and Minister of Finance Francois-Philippe Champagne applaud after a confidence vote on the federal budget passes in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada November 17, 2025.
Analysis

Canada’s government survives budget vote

Canada’s six-month old minority government survived a de facto confidence vote on its first budget yesterday, avoiding the possibility of a Christmas election.

Is the US falling behind China?
GZERO World with Ian Bremmer

Is the US falling behind China?

For better and worse, China has become an engineering powerhouse. Dan Wang joins Ian Bremmer on GZERO World to talk about what the US can learn from China’s example.

A woman in China standing in front of two high-speed trains with the GZERO World Podcast logo superimposed on top.
GZERO World with Ian Bremmer Podcast

China has become an "engineering state," with Dan Wang

Author and tech analyst Dan Wang joins Ian Bremmer on the GZERO World Podcast to talk about the similarities between the US and China, and what Washington can learn from Beijing’s race to build the future.

What the US can learn from China's infrastructure boom
Ian Explains

What the US can learn from China's infrastructure boom

On Ian Explains, Ian Bremmer breaks down how the US and China are both betting their futures on massive infrastructure booms, with China building cities and railways while America builds data centers and grid updates for AI. But are they building too much, too fast?

In these photos, emergency units carry out rescue work after a Russian attack in Ternopil and Prikarpattia oblasts on December 13, 2024. A large-scale Russian missile attack on Ukraine's energy infrastructure left half of the consumers in the Ternopil region without electricity, the Ternopil Regional State Administration reported.
Hard Numbers

Hard Numbers: Russia hits the heaters in Ukraine, EU Commish survives no-confidence vote, Cameroon’s president runs it back again, scientists find “rogue star”

Why Pakistan sees China as a "force for stability"
GZERO World Clips

Why Pakistan sees China as a "force for stability"

Pakistan and China have deep strategic and economic ties that go back decades. On GZERO World with Ian Bremmer, Former Pakistani Foreign Minister Hina Khar explains why Pakistan sees China as a “force of stability” in Southeast Asia.

​Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport Matteo Salvini following the CIPESS decision to approve the construction of the Messina Strait Bridge, Italy, on August 7, 2025.
Hard Numbers

Hard Numbers: Italy builds bridge over troubled waters, Ghanaian helicopter crash kills two ministers, Portuguese cop stuffs coke in animal skins, & More

​Smoke rises during Israeli strikes amid the Israeli military operation in Deir Al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, July 21, 2025.
What We're Watching

What We’re Watching: Israeli forces advance into new Gaza area, DRC to ink peace deal with rebels, Chilean crime wave pushes voters rightward

Israeli ground forces have pushed into Deir al-Balah in central Gaza, an area that the IDF has previously largely avoided because it is believed to be where the remaining Israeli hostages are held.

Why the UN's 17 Sustainable Development Goals are not on track to be financed soon
Sustainability

Why the UN's 17 Sustainable Development Goals are not on track to be financed soon

The world faces a sustainable development crisis, and while most countries have strategies in place, they don’t have the cash to back them up. How far off track are we with the financing needed to support the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals, ranging from quality education and health care to climate action and clean water?

​A view of the Dali cargo vessel which crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge causing it to collapse in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S., March 26, 2024.
Analysis

It’s not just Baltimore with a bridge problem

Six people are still missing after a cargo ship collided with the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore on Tuesday morning, crumbling the 1.6 mile long bridge in a matter of seconds. Its aftermath will make waves far beyond Baltimore. Here’s how.