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China replaces foreign minister Qin Gang
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China replaces foreign minister Qin Gang

Is democracy dead in Israel? Will a fugitive decide Spain's next prime minister? What does Qin Gang's removal say about China? Ian Bremmer shares his insights on global politics this week on World In :60.

Demonstrators are sprayed with water from a water cannon during a demonstration against the Israeli government's judicial overhaul in Jerusalem
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Israel’s divisive judicial reforms becoming law

Healthy or not, Bibi knows that his fragile coalition government is toast if he doesn’t push ahead with the reforms.

People block a highway to Jerusalem on a day of disturbance to protest against Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and his nationalist coalition government's judicial overhaul.
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A crucial vote on the judiciary in Israel

The government's judicial overhaul plans were met with a national day of disturbance.

How Bibi could end Israel's democracy (or get ousted)
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How Bibi could end Israel's democracy (or get ousted)

Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak has a chilling warning about the future of Israeli democracy: The government's judicial overhaul plan puts the very foundations of Israeli democracy at risk. In an interview with Ian Bremmer on GZERO World, Barak explains that the reforms could erode the independence of the courts and weaken minority protections.

Israel's judicial reform could destroy democracy from within, says former PM Ehud Barak
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Israel's judicial reform could destroy democracy from within, says former PM Ehud Barak

For months, Israel has been embroiled in political turmoil over the government's plan to overhaul the judiciary. But how much of a risk are the reforms to Israeli democracy? Former PM Ehud Barak tells Ian Bremmer on GZERO World that a democracy like Israel should be capable of protecting itself from those who are using the tools the system offers "to destroy it from within."

An aerial view shows protesters holding a sign depicting handmaidens from "The Handmaid's Tale" with the words "Never Surrender" as they demonstrate against Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu's judicial overhaul in Tel Aviv.
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Israel’s judicial reforms: Here we go again

Get ready for fresh political trouble as the Knesset gets back in session on Monday.

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Israel’s political crisis, explained

What happened, exactly? Who wins and loses? And what does this all mean for Bibi?

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What We're Watching: Russian nukes in Belarus, Israelis vs. Bibi

Putin to deploy tactical nukes in Belarus, Bibi sacks his first defector

An aerial view of Israelis protesting in Tel Aviv as PM Benjamin Netanyahu's nationalist coalition government presses on with its judicial overhaul.
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A night out on Tel Aviv’s Democracy Boulevard

GZERO's Gabrielle Debinski reports on the ground about Israel's protest movement against the government's judicial overhaul plans.

Protesters wave flags during a demonstration in Tel Aviv.
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Israel’s looming constitutional crisis: What’s the tech sector going to do about it?

With many from Israel's robust tech sector joining the anti-government demonstrations, what's at stake for Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu’s government – and the country?