Is Putin a master autocrat, or is he losing his grip on Russia? Alexandra Prokopenko broke down the mixed signals and explained what’s really going on in the country, with Jon Bateman on today’s World Unpacked.
The AI boom is garnering a significant backlash across the U.S. as things like data center construction, potential job loss, and concerns about corporate influence stoke very real fears. But will this backlash actually lead to substantive change? Sam Winter-Levy and Alasdair Phillips-Robins explained.
A muted Victory Day parade in Moscow exposes Russia’s mounting security problems, explains Alexander Gabuev.
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This week’s Trump-Xi summit has been making headlines, but actual results from the meeting will likely be “limited” at best. David Rennie joined Aaron David Miller to unpack on this week’s Carnegie Connects.
How much is Russia making from the increased price of oil? Alexander Gabuev explains that every $10 increase in the price of oil per barrel gives the Russian state roughly $100 million a month. In April, Russia earned $9 billion from oil sales, double what it earned in the previous month.
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It’s no question that AI is going to affect the way we work. But how exactly it’ll do that is up for debate. Teddy Tawil breaks down three types of perspectives the experts hold — and what policymakers can do, regardless of who’s right.
Could the Trump administration repeat its Venezuela strategy in Cuba? Javier Corrales joined Jon Bateman on Friday’s World Unpacked to explain why that approach won’t work in Cuba.
After Venezuela and Iran, the Trump administration seems to be setting its sights on Cuba. Javier Corrales sat down with Jon Bateman on today’s World Unpacked to break down what to know before things come to a head.
Hungary’s new PM, Péter Magyar, takes office this weekend. But rebuilding Hungary’s democracy after Viktor Orbán’s sixteen years in power will be no easy task, even after Magyar’s landslide election victory. Thomas Carothers outlined four key priorities to watch.
