The United States will no longer play global policeman, and no one else wants the job. This is not a G-7 or a G-20 world. Welcome to the GZERO, a world made volatile by an intensifying international battle for power and influence. Every week on this podcast, Ian Bremmer will interview the world leaders and the thought leaders shaping our GZERO World.
Justice Dept Report on FBI Russia Probe Explained
Today, we've got something a bit different for you. My friend and GZERO World guest Preet Bharara, former U.S. Attorney, SDNY, hosts a podcast called CAFE Insider along with former New Jersey Attorney General Anne Milgram. The two of them help listeners make sense of complicated stories in law and politics. In this clip, they discuss Inspector General Michael Horowitz’s report on the FBI’s Russia investigation. Listen to the full episode with a free 2-week trial of the CAFE Insider membership at CAFE.com/Insider
12/12/2019 • 21 minutes, 8 seconds
Bonus: From Our Friends at CAFE Insider
Today, we've got something a bit different for you. My friend and GZERO World guest Preet Bharara, former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, hosts a podcast called CAFÉ Insider along with former New Jersey Attorney General Anne Milgram. The two of them help listeners make sense of complicated stories in law and politics. In this clip, they’re breaking down the latest on the impeachment inquiry into President Trump. Listen to the full episode with a free 2-week trial of the CAFE Insider membership at CAFE.com/Insider
11/7/2019 • 16 minutes, 34 seconds
Meet The World's Youngest Government Minister: Shamma Al Mazrui
Across the world, but especially in the Middle East, young people are using technology to connect like never before. Ian will get into it and then sit down with Emirati Youth Minister Shamma Al Mazrui, who became the world's youngest government official when she assumed office at the age of twenty-two.
2/11/2019 • 16 minutes, 10 seconds
A Brave New (Virtual) World with Jared Cohen
This week with Jigsaw CEO Jared Cohen:"The first attack on any society is going to be an attack on the conversation."
8/21/2018 • 17 minutes, 28 seconds
Victoria Nuland and a Lonely Europe
Former U.S. Ambassador to NATO Victoria Nuland talks with Ian about why Europe must lead where Trump will not.
8/13/2018 • 19 minutes, 29 seconds
The Autocrat's Playbook
How does a democracy die? In stops and starts – says our guest this week – and usually, from within. Steve Levitsky is a professor of politics at Harvard and the co-author of the recent bestseller How Democracies Die. Drawing from history and present day (think: Venezuela), Levitsky makes a compelling case for precisely how an autocrat could bring down the pillars of democracy. And Ian presses him on perhaps the most worrying implication of all: is the United States next? +World Cup + Turkey Elections + Migrants in the Mediterranean. Let’s get to it.
6/22/2018 • 20 minutes, 29 seconds
WIRED editor-in-chief Nick Thompson
It was the best of times for US-North Korean relations. It was the worst of times for the US relations with its G7 allies. The average geopolitical observer would be forgiven for feeling more than a little bit of geopolitical jetlag. Or whiplash. Plus a fascinating conversation with WIRED editor-in-chief Nick Thompson about Mark Zuckerberg’s next moves, how governments should be developing AI, and why your kids should stay far away from the iPads. Let’s get to it.
6/15/2018 • 17 minutes, 29 seconds
In Syria it’s ‘Mission Accomplished’ (For Assad)
Following an overnight round of US-backed airstrikes in Syria earlier this month, President Trump famously declared via tweet fiat, “Mission Accomplished!” Lara Setrakian, who founded the independent news site Syria Deeply, could not agree more…if you’re Bashar al-Assad and his cohort of allies.
