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Ian Bremmer, Founder and President of Eurasia Group and GZERO Media, is a member of the Executive Committee of the UN High-level Advisory Body on Artificial Intelligence.

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  1. The Global Power Vacuum Comes to Syria
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    The Global Power Vacuum Comes to Syria

    Dec 6, 2024 Ian Bremmer explains how external dynamics led to renewed fighting in the country's 13-year-long civil war.

  2. What Donald Trump’s Return Means for the World
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    What Donald Trump’s Return Means for the World

    Nov 12, 2024 Ian Bremmer explains why a second “America First” presidency could play out much differently than the first.

  3. AI Is a Rare Bright Spot for Global Governance
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    AI Is a Rare Bright Spot for Global Governance

    Oct 9, 2024 Ian Bremmer & Marietje Schaake herald a new global compact that aims to manage the technology’s risks and unlock its potential.

  4. Climate Security and Geopolitics
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    Climate Security and Geopolitics

    Sep 9, 2024 Ian Bremmer considers the international political dynamics of current energy, trade, and environmental policies.

  5. What Is Kamala Harris’s Foreign Policy?
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    What Is Kamala Harris’s Foreign Policy?

    Sep 5, 2024 Ian Bremmer considers how the Democratic presidential nominees' views compare to Joe Biden's.

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    Truth or Trumpian Consequences

    Ian Buruma warns American liberals not to double down on ideological posturing in response to fear of authoritarianism.
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    Impostors at War

    Diego Gambetta & Thomas Hegghammer explain why impersonation can be as serious a threat as enemy weapons systems.
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    Populism Never Lasts

    Michael R. Strain draws on history to assess the durability of Donald Trump's brand of politics.
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    What Did We Miss in Syria?

    Slavoj Žižek

    Recent developments that look like triumphs of religious fundamentalism represent not a return of religion in politics, but simply the return of the political as such. If they look foreign to Western eyes, that is because the West no longer stands for anything Westerners are willing to fight and die for.

     thinks the prosperous West no longer understands what genuine political struggle looks like.
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    Public Guarantees Would Boost European Green Industry

    Doris Hafenbradl explains how EU policymakers can use government funds to crowd in private capital for cleantech firms.
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    Angela Merkel’s World of Yesterday

    Helmut K. Anheier

    Readers seeking a self-critical analysis of the former German chancellor’s 16-year tenure will be disappointed by her long-awaited memoir, as she offers neither a mea culpa nor even an acknowledgment of her missteps. Still, the book provides a rare glimpse into the mind of a remarkable politician.

     highlights how and why the former German chancellor’s legacy has soured in the three years since she left power.
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    Closing the AI Skills Gap in 2025

    Justina Nixon-Saintil explains what can be done to equip the workforce for an era of rapid technological change.
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    Investing in Global Health Enhances US National Security

    Walter O. Ochieng & Tom Achoki urge the incoming Trump administration to build on the success of Operation Warp Speed.
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    The Scramble for Syria

    Carla Norrlöf explains how America and its allies should respond to the demise of the country's longstanding dictatorship.

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