International trade has shaped the world for much of the past century. Countries benefited from the global flow of goods, and the world became richer and safer. At the same time, many Americans lost their jobs to cheaper overseas competitors. Now, a series of compounding challenges, including great power competition and climate change, have led U.S. official ... Show More
Mar 11
Autonomous Ukraine: Allies, Partners, or Frenemies?
As the war in Ukraine enters its fifth year, Russian and Ukrainian forces remain locked in a brutal stalemate. Advanced technology and battlefield adaptation have shaped the conflict, but outside support has also been critical to sustaining the fight. Ukraine depends heavily on a ... Show More
37m 32s
Mar 11
Autonomous Ukraine: We Are in a New Era of Warfare
The war in Ukraine is redefining modern conflict and what it takes to win a war. Ushering in a new era of mass warfare and blurring the idea of a front line, millions of low-cost drones are swarming the battlefield—striking, sensing, and reshaping the nature of combat in real tim ... Show More
32m 25s
Sep 2023
Calling for the "reglobalization" of trade: WTO chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
<p>Ian Bremmer sits down with World Trade Organization Director General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the first woman and first person from Africa to lead the organization, for a conversation about the good, the bad, and the future of global trade on the GZERO World podcast. In the last ... Show More
17m 42s
Aug 2022
SUMMER SCHOOL 6: Trade & The Better Life
International trade is the web of cross-border relationships that binds economies together. Because of trade we have access to cheaper, higher-quality goods, and we get to benefit from other countries' cultures. Economics tells us trade makes society, overall on average, better o ... Show More
32m 31s
Nov 2022
Why The United States No Longer Leads on Free Trade
<p>Chris, Melanie, and Zack try to understand the U.S. government's approach to global trade. Two successive presidential administrations have turned their backs on trade liberalization, and there is little enthusiasm in Congress for free trade – and a fair amount of outright hos ... Show More
1h 1m
<p>In the second of our three-part series, Gideon talks to WTO chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala about the impact of Bidenomics on countries' attitudes to free and open global trade and the WTO's role in protecting this. </p><p><em>Clip: France 24</em></p><br><p><strong>Free links to rea ... Show More
