GZERO WORLD WITH IAN BREMMER Season 8


#801: What’s next for Iran? 
 
Guest: Thomas Friedman, New York Times columnist
 
Short Description: After 12 days of war with Israel and the US, Iran emerged as the clear loser. So, what happens now?
 
Long Description: After 12 days of war—first with Israel, and then the US—Iran emerged as the clear loser. But even before rockets flew, Iran was already the least capable and most vulnerable of the three belligerents. So, what happens now? 

#802: The New Nuclear Arms Race
 
Guest: Admiral James Stavridis, Former Supreme Allied Commander, NATO
 
Short Description: The world is entering a new nuclear era—one that’s more chaotic and dangerous than the last.
 
Long Description: The world is entering a dangerous nuclear era: China’s growing its arsenal, Russia’s rattling its saber, even US allies are considering nukes of their own. Admiral James Stavridis discusses the growing nuclear threat and what we can do to stop it. 

#803: Spy Games and Loyalty Tests
 
Guest: VA Senator & US Intel Committee Chair, Mark Warner
 
Short Description: Is Trump reshaping US intelligence to serve political goals? Senator Mark Warner sounds the alarm. 
 
Long Description: As President Trump celebrates wins at home and abroad, VA Sen. Mark Warner warns of a politicized intelligence community. Ian Bremmer heads to DC to talk with the Senate Intel Chair about loyalty tests, Iran, Gaza, and Sudan.

#804: Could China invade Taiwan?
 
Guest: Bonny Lin, Director, China Power Project, CSIS
 
Short Description: Tensions are rising on the Taiwan Strait. How far can China push before conflict erupts?
 
Long Description: Tensions are rising on the Taiwan Strait. China has been conducting near-daily military drills around the island—larger, louder, and more aggressive than ever before. How far can China push, and how long can Taiwan hold out, before conflict is inevitable? Ian Bremmer sits down with Bonny Lin, Director of the China Power Project at CSIS.

#805: The Great Trade-Off
 
Guest: Fareed Zakaria, Author and Journalist
 
Short Description: Amid high tariffs and a populist surge, is America abandoning its role as a global trade leader?
 
Long Description: As the US imposes sky-high tariffs and renegotiates trade agreements, it’s rewriting the rules of the global economy. What happens when globalization’s biggest backer becomes its biggest critic? Fareed Zakaria joins Ian Bremmer on GZERO World.

#806 - Trump Takes on Higher Education

Guest:Noah Feldman, Harvard Law School Professor

Short Description: As Pres. Trump threatens funding over campus antisemitism, Harvard refuses to back down. 
 
Long Description: Two things can be true at the same time, says Harvard professor Noah Feldman. Antisemitism in the US is real, and President Trump is using that very real threat to unfairly target elite universities. 

#807: Nuclear Tensions in South Asia
 
Guest: Hina Khar, former Pakistani Foreign Minister
 
Short Description:  Last spring, India and Pakistan exchanged military strikes. Where do things stand now?
 
Long Description: Following a terrorist attack in Kashmir last spring, India and Pakistan, both nuclear powers, exchanged military strikes in an alarming escalation. This week, a look at where things stand now.

#808: Forced Displacement and a Failing System
 
Guest: David Miliband, President & CEO, IRC
 
Short Description: As conflicts surge, the refugee crisis is spiraling out of control. How is the world responding?
 
Long Description: As global conflicts surge, the refugee crisis is spiraling out of control. Yet just as the need has exploded, the aid system is unraveling. IRC President & CEO David Miliband joins Ian Bremmer. Then, an Indigenous group’s fight for land in Argentina.

#809: The New Nuclear Arms Race
 
Guest: Admiral James Stavridis, Former Supreme Allied Commander, NATO
 
Short Description: The world is entering a new nuclear era — one that’s more chaotic and dangerous than the last.
 
Long Description: The world is entering a dangerous nuclear era: China is growing its arsenal, Russia is rattling its saber, and US allies are even considering nukes of their own. Admiral James Stavridis discusses the growing nuclear threat and what we can do to stop it. 

#810: Could AI Help Cure Cancer?
 
Guest: Siddhartha Mukherjee, oncologist and Pulitzer Prize-winning author
 
Short Description: From diagnosis to discovery, AI is already revolutionizing medicine, including the cancer fight.
 
Long Description: From diagnosis to discovery, AI is already revolutionizing medicine. It's also reshaping the fight against one of humanity’s deadliest diseases, cancer. Oncologist and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Siddhartha Mukherjee joins the show. 


 #811: Power Moves
 
Guest: Bill McKibben, environmentalist and author
 
Short Description: The world is going all in on renewable energy. Does the US risk being left in the dark?
 
Long Description: Over the past decade, renewable energy has exploded. Technology is improving. Costs are plummeting. But just as the world goes all in, the US is doubling down on fossil fuels. Does it risk being left in the dark? Bill McKibben joins Ian Bremmer. 

#812 - A Less ‘United’ Nations  
 
Guest: António Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General

Short Description: As the UN turns 80 in a fractured world, Ian sits down with the Secretary-General.
 
Long Description: As the UN marks its 80th General Assembly, the world may be less united than at any time since its founding—and the institution itself is strapped for cash. Ian Bremmer sits down with Secretary-General, António Guterres.


#813 - Putin’s Drone War
 
Guest: Christopher Miller, chief Ukraine correspondent, Financial Times

Short Description: As Russia ramps up drone production and escalates aerial attacks, how long can Ukraine hold out?
 
Long Description: The battlefield in Ukraine has moved from the ground to the skies, with Russia launching near daily aerial attacks across the border. FT’s Christopher Miller joins Ian Bremmer to discuss how life has changed on the front line and in Ukraine’s cities.


#814: Can Israel Go It Alone?
 
Guest: Aaron David Miller, Former State Dept Middle East negotiator
 
Short Description: As Israel faces global condemnation over Gaza, Netanyahu may be stronger than ever.
 
Long Description: As allies condemn Israel and recognize Palestine, Israel’s war in Gaza is testing its economy and diplomacy. Ian Bremmer speaks with veteran Middle East diplomat Aaron David Miller about Trump’s peace plan and Israel’s increasingly lonely road.