Ian Bremmer: Who Is Actually Running the World?
From What Now? with Trevor Noah by Trevor Noah
April 23, 2026 · 1h 47m · Season 3 · Episode 33
About this episode
Ian Bremmer joins Trevor and Eugene to discuss the shifting dynamics of global power and the implications of a G-Zero world.
Political scientist and author Ian Bremmer joins Trevor and Eugene to break down a world that is starting to feel a lot less predictable. What happens when American influence is no longer the default and tech companies begin to rival governments in power? Together, they unpack what that shift looks like in real terms, why the old rules are no longer holding, and what it means to be heading toward a “G-Zero” world, where no single country is in charge.
People in this episode
Host: Trevor Noah
Guest: Ian Bremmer
Topics covered
- politics
- global influence
- technology
- power dynamics
- G-Zero world
Keywords
- political scientist
- American influence
- tech companies
- global power
- G-Zero
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: tech companies
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