I enjoyed chatting with Christopher Sands @uscanada-sands.bsky.social about US-Canada relations for the year ahead. He's optimistic. Find out why here.

What's the appeal of “the world’s coolest dictator”? Alex Kliment explains the Bukele model @gzeromedia.com www.gzeromedia.com/news/analysi...

Will King Charles give the throne speech in Ottawa next month? He may already have been invited, but the monarch may face a debate at home with the UK PM's office. @stephenmaher.bsky.social for @gzeromedia.com www.gzeromedia.com/will-king-ch...

If there’s a winner from President Donald Trump’s trade wars, India is a good candidate. Its longtime rivalry with China gives Prime Minister Narendra Modi ample motive to build new bridges with the United States. www.gzeromedia.com/news/watchin... @gzeromedia.com

Saigon, April 29, 1975. South Vietnamese forces have been falling back in the face of a communist offensive. Many are traumatized by decades of war. “White Christmas” begins playing on radios. Some Saigonese know it’s a signal – to run. @gzeromedia.com www.gzeromedia.com/news/analysi...

Not one car sold in the US market is 100% made in America. Look at our latest Graphic Truth to see where domestic manufacturers source their parts. @gzeromedia.com bit.ly/3RmNwmp

As image generation improves, "developers need to understand that these models are inevitably going to take up a lot of resources, arouse copyright concerns, and be weaponized for political purposes — or memes and misinformation." @scottnover.bsky.social @gzeromedia.com bit.ly/41VGbjM

Putin says he supports ceasefire, but with a huge asterisk. Russia's leader has laid out his terms, functionally a surrender, saying a settlement must address “long term” & “root causes” of his 2022 invasion. @gzeromedia.com www.gzeromedia.com/news/watchin...

GZERO Explains: Where do things stand for Mahmoud Khalil? His arrest raises questions about the rights of green card holders under the Trump administration. President Trump says his arrest is the first of many. @gzeromedia.com www.gzeromedia.com/gzero-explai...

Putin told troops in the Kursk region on Wednesday to “completely destroy” the Ukrainian forces that have occupied parts of the area for nearly seven months. Meanwhile, US envoy Steve Witkoff was headed to Moscow to discuss a ceasefire. @gzeromedia.com www.gzeromedia.com/news/watchin...

Ahead of Germany's Sunday election, @gzeromedia.com asked @eurasiagroup.net's @jantechau.bsky.social whether the AfD has a path to government, what’s likely to happen, and about the road ahead for the next German government. Check out the Q&A here. www.gzeromedia.com/viewpoint/vi...

Is it a bird? A plane? Or a super asteroid aiming for Earth? In about seven years, the possibility of a large asteroid striking the Earth is higher than your chances of dying in a commercial plane crash. @alexckaufman.bsky.social for @gzeromedia.com www.gzeromedia.com/news/analysi...

At least 20 people, including kids, were injured in Munich tody when a driver plowed into a trade union demonstration. The attack puts the German city on alert a day before the 61st edition of the Munich Security Conference is set to get underway. @gzeromedia.com www.gzeromedia.com/news/hard-nu...

Is DeepSeek a security threat? It built a great model with a dearth of resources, spotlighting “the limits of the US export control system,” @eurasiagroup.net's Xiaomeng Lu tells @gzeromedia.com. “Tech. has evolved in a way that regulators failed to anticipate.” www.gzeromedia.com/gzero-ai/is-...

why is trump starting a trade war with its closest ally canada? i explain for @gzeromedia.com

Under Trump's new tariffs, imports from China will face 10% duties, while Canada and Mexico will face 25% (Canadian oil is an exception at 10%). He also threatened to escalate tariffs further if any of the countries retaliate, as they've promised to do. www.gzeromedia.com/us-canada/it...

Unless some strange things happen, @stephenmaher.bsky.social writes, the next Canadian PM is likely to be an ambitious, high-achieving Albertan who made a mark on the world stage after excelling at Harvard & Oxford. The question is, for how long? @gzeromedia.com www.gzeromedia.com/gzero-north/...

Join @gzeromedia.com at Davos now for a Global Stage discussion examining AI’s growing impact. www.gzeromedia.com/global-stage...

What are the world's Top Risks for 2025? Check out @gzeromedia.com for summaries of the most important risks that will preoccupy world leaders, business decision-makers, and the rest of us in 2025, according to @eurasiagroup.net & @ianbremmer.com. #TopRisks2025 gzeromedia.com/news/analysi...

2024 was a year of dramatic reversals. Some came at the ballot box, some on the battlefield, and some in how we think about politics and geopolitics more broadly. @gzeromedia.bsky.social reveals its top 10 political game changers of 2024 www.gzeromedia.com/news/analysi...

South Korean president declares martial law — before backing off — in “an act of political desperation,” says @eurasiagroup.bsky.social's Jeremy Chan. It wasn’t about North Korea or social order; it was a message to legislators. @gzeromedia.bsky.social www.gzeromedia.com/news/watchin...

Biden tightens China’s access to chips one last time, and Beijing strikes back. China is "trying to send a shot across the bow to get attention from the Trump team," @eurasiagroup.bsky.social's Xiaomeng Lu told @gzeromedia.bsky.social @scottnover.bsky.social www.gzeromedia.com/gzero-ai/bid...

Why are turkeys called turkeys? In a year when you may want to avoid talking about trade, colonialism, and immigration at the Thanksgiving table, you can now talk about all of those things by just talking turkey. A must-read by Alex Kliment @gzeromedia.bsky.social www.gzeromedia.com/news/analysi...

When Trump shocked the world by getting elected in 2016, @gmbutts.bsky.social was the most important adviser to Justin Trudeau. Butts & @stephenmaher.bsky.social discuss the prospects for Canada with Trump 2.0 here. @gzeromedia.bsky.social www.gzeromedia.com/gzero-north/...

Meet Trump's [email protected]'s Clayton Allen: Rubio will advocate for something closer to "what you would expect traditional Republican orthodoxy on foreign policy to be. He’s certainly a bigger fan ... of NATO" than some @gzeromedia.bsky.social www.gzeromedia.com/news/analysi...

North Korean soldiers could help Russia push forward with its offensive in Ukraine’s East. But beyond their ability to draw Ukrainian fire away from Russian forces, it’s not clear how effective they will be on the battlefield. Willis Sparks @gzeromedia.bsky.social www.gzeromedia.com/news/watchin...

If his expanding slew of cabinet picks tells us anything, President-elect Donald Trump will, as expected, take an ultra-hardline approach to immigration, security matters, and relations with the United Nations. @gzeromedia.bsky.social www.gzeromedia.com/us-election/...