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The world isn't governing AI fast enough
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The world isn't governing AI fast enough

In this Quick Take, Ian Bremmer breaks down why artificial intelligence is driving both economic optimism and growing backlash, and why the US and China appear to be heading toward confrontation instead of cooperation on AI.

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at UN headquarters in New York City.
Analysis

Israel’s shrinking friend group

As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took the stage at the UN General Assembly yesterday, more than half of the delegates in the room stood up and walked out.

A group of people standing in the lobby of the Microsoft office in front of a wooden wall
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Microsoft's Middle East Digital Commitment

Last week at UNGA, Microsoft announced its Middle East Digital Commitment, a long-term framework focused on advancing technology, strengthening digital resilience, and expanding workforce readiness across the region. With an initial focus on Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates, the commitment includes investments in AI and cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity, connectivity, and skills development to support economic growth and prepare more people to participate in the AI economy. Read the full article here.

AI is global, but its powerhouses aren’t
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AI is global, but its powerhouses aren’t

Although people in nearly 150 countries use artificial intelligence, the infrastructure that makes it possible is largely controlled by just two nations: the US and China.

Why Trump’s Greenland deal signals a shift
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Why Trump’s Greenland deal signals a shift

In this Quick Take, Ian Bremmer explains why the Greenland deal President Trump plans to announce at the UN this week is a story about shifting US leverage on the global stage.

Canada and the EU deepen ties as trust in the US erodes
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Canada and the EU deepen ties as trust in the US erodes

In this ‘ask ian,' Ian Bremmer explains why Canada and Europe are moving to deepen their relationship, and what it signals about trust in Washington.

China’s solar eclipse of the US
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China’s solar eclipse of the US

China now produces more power via solar than coal for the first time ever.

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.

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.

US-Canada trade war heats up
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US-Canada trade war heats up

In his latest Quick Take, Ian Bremmer examines the collapse of US-Canada trade talks and what it reveals about President Trump’s growing political vulnerability.

US plan to divide the world’s AI alliances?
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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.