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The collapse of the aid system
Ian Explains

The collapse of the aid system

The global aid system is running out of money just as the world’s crises are multiplying. On Ian Explains, Ian Bremmer unpacks why consequences of shrinking aid budgets extend far beyond the borders of the world’s most vulnerable countries.

How Iran turned water into a weapon
Analysis

How Iran turned water into a weapon

Iran-linked cyberattacks on US water systems show how a war thousands of miles away can reach Americans through something as basic as the tap.

Oil tankers pass through the Strait of Hormuz, December 21, 2018.
What We're Watching

States are remapping global shipping routes, Progressives get mixed results in US primaries, China and Indonesia’s military drills raise alarms

Iran's leverage in the Strait of Hormuz is prompting a rethink of global shipping routes.

Why Trump keeps backing down on Iran
Quick Take

Why Trump keeps backing down on Iran

In his latest Quick Take, Ian Bremmer examines the growing gap between President Trump’s threats to escalate against Iran and his reluctance to follow through with military action.

Trump asks Putin about helping Iran
Puppet Regime

Trump asks Putin about helping Iran

In fairness, he did say he'd ask. #PUPPETREGIME

A U.S. military aircraft takes off from an unknown location
What We're Watching

US and Iran expand the war, Uruguay may say bienvenidos to Cubans, the final straw for Merz might be…a baby?

Egypt said two ships were hit with a drone in the port of Damietta on Wednesday, just 40 miles from the exit of the Suez Canal, the first attack in the country since the war began.

Has Trump changed his view of Ukraine?
Russia/Ukraine

Has Trump changed his view of Ukraine?

In this episode of ask ian, Ian Bremmer explains why Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky enters his latest White House meeting with President Trump in a stronger position than he did just a few months ago.

Why the US and Iran still can’t reach a deal
Quick Take

Why the US and Iran still can’t reach a deal

In his latest Quick Take, Ian Bremmer discusses the on-again off-again ceasefire between the United States and Iran and why it has failed to hold, arguing that both sides remain locked in a fundamental disagreement over who has the leverage.

The hidden costs of the Iran war
Graphic Truth

The hidden costs of the Iran war

US consumers have spent nearly $74 billion more on gasoline and diesel since the war in Iran began in February

​Israel, Hezbollah, and the battle for Lebanon’s future
GZERO World with Ian Bremmer

​Israel, Hezbollah, and the battle for Lebanon’s future

Can a war-torn Lebanon disarm Hezbollah, end Israel’s occupation of its southern territory, and reclaim control of its future? Beirut-based journalist Kim Ghattas joins Ian Bremmer on GZERO World.