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Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on April 14, 2026.​
Sputnik/Alexander Kazakov/Pool via REUTERS
What We're Watching

Putin makes big gamble, Israel and Lebanon agree to ceasefire, Riyadh reportedly plans to halt funds for golf tour

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​Viktor Orban and Peter Magyar
Miguel Saenz-Flores
by ian bremmer

Viktor Orban will probably lose. What then?

Graphic Truth: The human toll of the Iran war
Graphic Truth

Graphic Truth: The human toll of the Iran war

​Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Leader of the Dutch Party for Freedom Geert Wilders, French far-right leader Marine Le Pen, and Italy's deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Matteo Salvini in Budapest, Hungary, on March 23, 2026.
REUTERS/Marton Monus
Analysis

Has far-right populism peaked in Europe?

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Hormuz standoff: Who blinks first?play icon
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The Debrief

Hormuz standoff: Who blinks first?

World Bank’s strategy for AI, jobs, and economic resilience
World Bank & IMF Meetings

World Bank’s strategy for AI, jobs, and economic resilience

At the 2026 World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings, World Bank Managing Director and Chief Knowledge Officer Paschal Donohoe joined GZERO’s Tony Maciulis to discuss how development institutions balance immediate crises with long-term goals.

UN’s Amina Mohammed on the “rebirthing" of global cooperation
World Bank & IMF Meetings

UN’s Amina Mohammed on the “rebirthing" of global cooperation

At the 2026 World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed says that diplomacy remains the UN’s primary tool for mitigating conflict as tensions escalate in Iran and across the Middle East.

Trump gets a "big, fat" concession from Xi
Puppet Regime

Trump gets a "big, fat" concession from Xi

A big fat hug is not nothing #PUPPETREGIME

Why the IMF is cutting global growth forecast
World Bank & IMF Meetings

Why the IMF is cutting global growth forecast

At the 2026 World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings, Eurasia Group’s Rob Kahn joined GZERO’s Tony Maciulis to assess why the IMF has downgraded global growth to 3.1%.

Getting more "bang for the buck" to fund critical global projects
World Bank & IMF Meetings

Getting more "bang for the buck" to fund critical global projects

At the 2026 World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings, GZERO’s Tony Maciulis asked World Bank Group’s German Cufré how development institutions prioritize investments when funding is limited, and global needs are growing.

How to prepare the global economy for the age of AI
World Bank & IMF Meetings

How to prepare the global economy for the age of AI

At the 2026 World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings, GZERO’s Tony Maciulis asked Microsoft's Vickie Robinson what it will take to prepare economies for the age of AI and how quickly it needs to happen.

Another milestone for a bleak civil war
Analysis

Another milestone for a bleak civil war

A full-stack approach to AI
World Bank & IMF Meetings

A full-stack approach to AI

At the 2026 World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings, GZERO’s Tony Maciulis spoke with Microsoft’s Vickie Robinson and the World Bank Group’s German Cufré on why AI readiness depends on closing the digital access gap.

Houthi solders gather in front of a digital billboard in Sanaa, Yemen, on July 11, 2025.
What We're Watching

Iran threatens another waterway, Guyana sees economic boom, IMF warns of economic impact from Middle East conflict

Iran is now threatening to shut down shipping in the Red Sea unless the United States ends its blockade outside the Strait of Hormuz.

Hard Number: Saudi Arabia picks up Pakistan’s tab again
Hard Numbers

Hard Number: Saudi Arabia picks up Pakistan’s tab again

What's Good Wednesdays

What’s Good Wednesday, April 15th, 2026