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Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro and Special Representative of the Chinese Government on Latin American Affairs Qiu Xiaoqi in Caracas, Venezuela, on January 2, 2026.​
Analysis

Venezuela owes China money. Will Beijing see it?

Venezuela was supposed to repay its loans from China with oil. The US blockade on Venezuela’s crude industry means that Beijing won’t see any that oil it is owed – at least for the time being.

US response to Iran protests
Quick Take

US response to Iran protests

In this Quick Take, Ian Bremmer breaks down the protests across Iran and how the Trump administration might respond.

US President Donald Trump and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell at the Federal Reserve Board building in Washington, D.C., USA, on July 24, 2025.
What We're Watching

What We’re Watching: Trump’s DOJ probes Fed’s Powell, Iran cracks down on protestors, Japan’s PM consider snap election

Venezuelan crowd
GZERO World with Ian Bremmer Podcast

Venezuela after Maduro with Sen. Gallego and Frank Fukuyama

After the US captures Nicolás Maduro, is Venezuela headed for stability, or chaos? Ian Bremmer talks to Senator Ruben Gallego and Frank Fukuyama about what comes next.

​Passengers enter a shared taxi in Dnipro, Ukraine, on January 8, 2026.
Hard Numbers

Hard Numbers: Russia leaves more Ukrainians powerless, China arrests Christians, Trump seeks even cheaper oil, US trade deficit narrows

Aidarous al-Zubaidi, the leader of Yemen's Southern Transitional Council (STC), in Aden, Yemen, on February 26, 2025.
What We're Watching

What We’re Watching: Yemeni separatist leader flees to Abu Dhabi, ICE killing prompts potential showdown, Trump and Colombia’s Petro play nice

Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, son of Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro, in Brasilia, Brazil, on December 19, 2025.​
Analysis

Post-Bolsonaro, who will lead Brazil’s right?

Three years ago today, supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro stormed Congress and other buildings in Brasília. With Bolsonaro in jail, though, and the election coming in October, his successor as leader of Brazil’s right is unclear.

Venezuela’s new leadership?
GZERO Live

Venezuela’s new leadership?

Is Venezuela entering a real transition or just a more volatile phase of strongman politics? In GZERO’s 2026 Top Risks livestream, Risa Grais-Targow, Director for Latin America at Eurasia Group, examines Delcy Rodríguez’s role as Venezuela's interim president after Nicolás Maduro.

Trump’s “Eff around and find out” world
GZERO Live

Trump’s “Eff around and find out” world

Is US power becoming more unpredictable and more damaging on the world stage? In GZERO’s 2026 Top Risks livestream, Ian Bremmer describes global politics under Donald Trump as a spectrum ranging from “FAFO” to “TACO.”

Interim President Delcy Rodriguez, in green, walks out of the National Assembly in Caracas, Venezuela, on January 5, 2026.
Analysis

Dealing with Delcy: Regime change without changing the regime

Having ousted dancing strongman Nicolás Maduro, Washington has turned to his vice-president, 56-year-old Delcy Rodríguez. The Trump administration won’t necessarily have it easy with the new leader.