ian bremmer
political scientist, author, teach at columbia sipa, columnist at time, president , . if you lived here, you'd be home now.
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Who would Putin vote for?
GZERO Media 128d 1 tweets
We know Russian President Vladimir Putin is trying to interfere in the election again. But after four years of the Trump presidency, who does he want to win this time? Put yourself in his shoes for a moment.Read the full story.
ian bremmer Putin's slap-down of Trump's unsubstantiated corruption allegations about Hunter Biden indicates that Putin is hedging his bets. It's not about who wins - it's about creating chaos. 128d
Listen to Restoring Confidence: Will COVID-19 push us into a global depression? Ian Bremmer thinks so
The Globe and Mail 128d 1 tweets
On the first episode of Restoring Confidence, Rita Trichur speaks to the U.S. political scientist and founder of the Eurasia Group about his forecast for a ‘jagged swoosh recovery’ from the pandemic
What We're Watching: New US Supreme Court justice, Morales can go back to Bolivia, Nile dam talks resume
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SCOTUS battle rages on: In a major victory for US President Donald Trump just a week out from the presidential election, the Republican-controlled Senate confirmed Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, who was then swiftly sworn into office...
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ian bremmer #WhatWeAreWatching: Judge Amy Coney Barrett is the first Supreme Court justice to be confirmed without the support of a single member of the minority party in over 150 years. 128d
Judge rejects DOJ's attempt to defend Trump in rape defamation lawsuit
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A federal judge on Tuesday denied the Justice Department's effort to intervene in a defamation lawsuit brought against President Donald Trump by a longtime magazine columnist who has alleged he raped her, paving the way for the case to proceed.
CHP leader urges First Lady to burn her Hermes bag following Erdoğan’s call to boycott French goods
Duvar English - Duvarenglish.com 128d 2 tweets
CHP leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has urged First Lady Emine Erdoğan to burn her Hermes handbag following President Erdoğan's call to boycott French goods. "Mrs. Emine has a [Hermes] bag. She should burn it in the garden of the presidential palace and...
ian bremmer “French boycott!” calls Erdogan. “How about start with your wife’s $50,000 Birkin bag?” asks the opposition. More than a decade of minimum wage earnings in Turkey. 128d
The Graphic Truth: Where will the next megacities be?
GZERO Media 128d 1 tweets
By 2030, ten urban areas are projected to attain "megacity" status, a population of more than 10 million people. Six will be in Asia, where more than half of the population will be living in cities at the end of the decade. But the fastest growing...
ian bremmer Per UN, of the ten urban areas projected to attain "megacity" status by 2030, six will be in Asia. #GraphicTruth 128d
Hard Numbers: Nagorno-Karabakh truce broken... again, US' COVID hospitalizations, Russia bombs Idlib, German succession race delayed
GZERO Media 129d 1 tweets
3: Armenia and Azerbaijan, currently at war over the contested Nagorno-Karabakh region, traded accusations of violating a new ceasefire just hours after it came into effect on October 26. This marks the third ceasefire that's been breached since...
ian bremmer Three ceasefires have been breached since violence flared last month between Armenia and Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh. #HardNumbers 129d
What We're Watching: Europe's brutal second wave, protests in Iraq, tough talk from Turkey
GZERO Media 129d 1 tweets
Europe's second wave: After a brutal spring in which Europe emerged as a coronavirus epicenter, the outbreak largely subsided across the continent in the summer, allowing many Europeans to travel and gather in large groups. But now, a second wave of...
ian bremmer #WhatWeAreWatching: A second wave of infection is wreaking havoc across Europe, with more than 1.3 million cases reported this past week alone––the highest seven-day increase to date. 129d
The Graphic Truth: Two different pandemics - EU vs US
GZERO Media 129d 1 tweets
The United States and the European Union have comparable population sizes, but until recently the trajectories of their COVID-19 outbreaks in recent months have been vastly different. In what many medical experts are now calling...
ian bremmer Europe's new daily deaths from the coronavirus have surpassed those of the US. The current trend is a sharp departure from the summer, when European countries seemed to have kept the coronavirus in check. #GraphicTruth 129d
What would a Biden presidency look like?
LBC 129d 1 tweets
What would a Biden presidency look like? Lionel Barber puts this to American political scientist Ian Bremmer on brand new LBC podcast What Next? with Lionel Barber.
ian bremmer "Half of the population will just not accept large pieces of the outcome." Talking the US election, China, what a Biden presidency would look like, and more with on his new podcast. Make sure to check it out! 👇 129d
Chile wants a new constitution. Here's why.
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Chileans have overwhelmingly voted in favor of a new constitution. It's the response to growing calls for a more equal society despite decades of Chile being an oasis of political stability and steady economic growth in South America.Read the full...
ian bremmer In a national referendum on Sunday, Chileans voted in favor of a new constitution. Proponents of the referendum are hoping a new charter will limit the role of the private sector, and expand public welfare to create a more equal society. 129d
The Graphic Truth: Urbanization around the world
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Over the past seven decades, dozens of countries have experienced rapid urbanization as people flock from rural areas to cities in search of more diverse economic opportunities. During that time, the global urban population has increased six-fold....
ian bremmer Over the past seven decades, the global urban population has increased six-fold. #GraphicTruth on how urban populations are growing, vs rural populations, in major regions of the world. 129d
What We’re Watching: The perfect city, cities vs nations, the post-pandemic planning problem
GZERO Media 130d 1 tweets
The construction of China's "perfect city" In April 2017, China's President Xi Jinping personally chose the site for the Xiongan New Area, about 60 miles south of Beijing. What's the Xiongan New Area? It's not only an attempt to relieve the crushing...
ian bremmer #WhatWeAreWatching: Of the 1,000 "smart city" projects around the world, half are in China. Xiongan New Area, the most ambitious of these projects, will also serve as a laboratory for cutting-edge surveillance of city residents. 130d
Hard Numbers: London’s languages, US cities' economic boom, Asia’s concrete jungles, Addis Ababa's bike love
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300: London — a city where a large chunk of the population is foreign born — is home to the world's most internationally diverse student body. More than 300 languages are spoken by London's school students, many of whose families immigrated from...
ian bremmer More than 300 languages are spoken by students in London's school students. #HardNumbers 130d
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ian bremmer More than 300 languages are spoken by students in London's schools. #HardNumbers 130d
Quick Take: One week until the US election
GZERO Media 130d 1 tweets
Ian Bremmer's Quick Take: This is the last week before elections, have only lasted for two years, cost billions of dollars. We're sick of it. We're ready. We're ready to get past this. What do we think is going to happen?
ian bremmer Stop mocking rural working class whites. Consider why so many think America doesn't work for them. If current punching down continues, we will end up with a president more dangerous to the American system than Trump. #QuickTake 130d
Cities on the frontlines
GZERO Media 130d 1 tweets
We live in an (increasingly) urban planet, where cities were often on the front lines of the major political and social challenges of the day. Here are four areas in which that's true right now.Read the full story.
ian bremmer More than 90% of the world's cities lie in coastal areas exposed to rising sea levels. And, large cities are responsible for 75% of global carbon emissions. 130d
What Happens Next in Pakistan Now that the Opposition has Come Together
Time 130d 1 tweets
Pakistan's opposition parties have united against the government and challenged the military's role in the country. What will happen next?
Ian Bremmer: "Los medios progresistas en EEUU han perdido la cabeza con Trump"
El Confidencial - El Confidencial 130d 1 tweets
El analista político Ian Bremmer explica en esta conversación cómo es posible que Estados Unidos haya llegado a estas elecciones con medio país culpando al otro medio de todos los males
How a “President Biden” could reshape US foreign policy
GZERO Media 130d 2 tweets
If the 2016 presidential election taught us anything, it's that only fools make predictions. So let's give it a go! In this episode of GZERO World, Ian Bremmer poses a basic question: If Joe Biden wins the presidency how would he reshape U.S....
ian bremmer . on how a Biden administration would approach US foreign policy: "Biden understands that to be absent from the field is really to leave." Watch the #GZEROWorld episode | 130d
ian bremmer . says a Biden administration would be tougher on China than Democrats in the past. Watch the interview on #GZEROWorld | 129d
Bloomberg - Are you a robot?
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