About this episode

Ian Bremmer joins Zachary Karabell to discuss the disintegration of the global order and the implications of a long geopolitical recession.

What happens when the rules of the global game are being rewritten in real-time? Ian Bremmer, the founder of Eurasia Group and GZERO Media, joins host Zachary Karabell to discuss how to navigate a world defined by a "long geopolitical recession" and the erosion of the post-1945 order. From the escalating conflicts in the Middle East and the surprising vulnerabilities of the economic models in the Gulf to the "asymmetric war fighting" that allows drones to bring the global economy to its knees, this episode reckons with a world that seems to be disintegrating rather than coming together. Bremmer and Karabell explore why we aren’t getting a better picture of what’s happening on the ground in places like Iran and Yemen, and whether the "noise" of modern social media is a tool for freedom or a new mechanism for state control. As political revolutionaries rise and established media organizations downsize, Bremmer and Karabell ask: is our current information environment worse than it was 30 years ago, or can individuals still "sniff out" the truth? And: Is this the peak of global chaos, or just a cyclical trough before a new rebound? What Could Go Right? is produced by The Progress…

People in this episode

Host: Zachary Karabell

Guest: Ian Bremmer

Topics covered

• global order
• geopolitical recession
• information environment
• social media
• conflict
• economic models

Keywords

• global chaos
• geopolitical recession
• information environment
• social media
• conflict
• economic vulnerabilities

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Eurasia Group, GZERO Media

Places: Middle East, Iran, Yemen, Gulf

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