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Election officials display a ballot paper while sorting and counting votes after polls close at a polling station during Zambia's general elections.
What We're Watching

Election crisis in one of Africa’s most stable democracies, Mecca agreement may get another signee, SCOTUS sides with Trump on mail-in ballots

The mineral-rich southern African nation of Zambia is slipping into political crisis following last week’s disputed election, in which incumbent President Hakainde Hichilema won a second five-year term.

U.S. President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney meet in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C.
Analysis

The Great North American trade war

It’s official: the US and Canada are in a trade war, a remarkable rupture in one of the world’s closest alliances.

Office of the United Nations in Geneva, second headquarters of the UN
Analysis

The UN’s “major donor syndrome”

A significant part of the UN’s funding problem comes down to a very small number of countries. Just two members – the US and China – account for 42% of the UN’s regular budget.

High maintenance
Hard Numbers

High maintenance

When Donald Trump first entered office in 2017, debt stood at $19.95 trillion.

US plan to divide the world’s AI alliances?
Quick Take

US plan to divide the world’s AI alliances?

In his latest Quick Take, Ian Bremmer asks whether the United States should be pushing countries to choose between American and Chinese technology as the AI race accelerates.

President Donald Trump welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House
What We're Watching

Netanyahu breaks with Trump, Syria takes control of military bases from Russia, UEFA threatens to start World Cup competitor

Netanyahu said Israel won’t pull back from Gaza until Hamas gives up its weapons—a nonstarter for Hamas, which insists it won’t disarm until Israel withdraws first.

A man holds up a Venezuelan flag in front of the sun.
Analysis

Is Venezuela’s transition beginning under Washington’s script?

US-backed negotiations are opening a possible path to democratic elections in Venezuela – even as the country’s most popular opposition leader remains outside the room.

You tariff some, you refund some
Hard Numbers

You tariff some, you refund some

The Trump administration has payed back 60% of the $165 billion it collected from tariffs before they were struck down by the Supreme Court

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.

Migrants from Morocco gather by the border fence as they cross the Spanish border
Israel

Migration chaos for Spain, Hamas agrees to a deal (in principle), More father-son drama in Brazilian election

As many as 60,000 migrants from Morocco crossed into the Spanish exclave city of Ceuta yesterday in a chaotic rush that left 34 people dead

Has Trump changed his view of 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.