refugee crisis

What (or who) will replace USAID?

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What (or who) will replace USAID?

America’s retreat from global aid is leaving a massive funding gap that no other country is stepping in to fill, leaving the world’s poorest to pay the price, warns IRC president & CEO David Miliband on GZERO World with Ian Bremmer.

The global refugee crisis is at breaking point

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The global refugee crisis is at breaking point

As global conflicts surge, the refugee crisis is spiraling out of control. How is the world responding? International Rescue Committee president & CEO David Miliband joins Ian Bremmer on GZERO World.

The broken system behind the refugee crisis

The broken system behind the refugee crisis

A record 123 million people have been forcibly displaced worldwide, straining poorer countries and an unraveling aid system. Ian Bremmer breaks down the refugee crisis and the growing threat to global stability.

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Podcast: Survival is success: IRC’s David Miliband responds to “double crisis” in Turkey & Syria

Listen: As the world watches the aftermath of the recent earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, we are confronted with a sobering reality: delivering aid in a region rife with conflict and political instability is an immense challenge. On the GZERO World podcast, Ian Bremmer and David Miliband, President and CEO of the International Rescue Committee, discuss the dire situation in Turkey and Syria —especially in the northwest of Syria, where delivering aid remains an uphill battle.

A precarious metal boat carrying 40-50 migrants across the Mediterranean from Africa.

Europe plays the blame game over asylum-seekers

What’s causing the uptick in migrant arrivals to Europe from North Africa, and how is the European Union responding?

Taliban 2.0: Afghanistan on the Brink (US AWOL)

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Taliban 2.0: Afghanistan on the Brink (US AWOL)

Few people know more about the Taliban than journalist and author Ahmed Rashid, who wrote the book on the group — literally. In the months after 9/11, his critically acclaimed 2000 study Taliban became a go-to reference as the US geared up to invade Afghanistan and knock the militant group from power. Now, twenty years later, with the US out of Afghanistan and the Taliban back in charge, Ian Bremmer sat down with Rashid to learn more about the Taliban today.

The Taliban may crack down harder if Afghan people protest, warns journalist Ahmed Rashid

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The Taliban may crack down harder if Afghan people protest, warns journalist Ahmed Rashid

Will the Taliban be able to maintain control over the entire country of Afghanistan if the ongoing hunger and economic crisis worsens? Civil disobedience is likely to expand from women's protests to widespread unrest, said journalist Ahmed Rashid, especially if humanitarian aid only reaches the hands of Taliban loyalists and the country’s urban elites. Watch this clip from his interview with Ian Bremmer on the upcoming episode of GZERO World.