Ian Bremmer: Who Is Actually Running the World?

What Now? with Trevor Noah

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🗓️ 23 April 2026

⏱️ 107 minutes

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Summary

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.

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0:00.0	This is why you should always lie to your AI.
0:06.8	I encourage people all the time.
0:08.4	To lie.
0:09.1	As much as you can.
0:10.5	Tell me what.
0:11.1	Every time you type into your AI, like whatever you use, I always encourage people to just throw out of the trail sometimes.
0:18.0	Just be like, I'm a father of seven and this is my life and, you know, this is what's happening. But you are a father of seven. Yeah, but if you're not a father of seven, you get what I'm saying? Just be like random things. I live in Bulgaria and this is my story and this is my world. But you do live in Bulgaria. Oh, I mean, you just don't tell people that. You know, I thought I was worried about the future. I should be worried about the present. I've got two state actors here.
0:38.1	I'm trying to help Oh, I mean. You just don't tell people that. You know, I thought I was worried about the future. I should be worried about the present.
0:40.5	I've got two state actors here.
0:41.9	I'm trying to help you.
0:43.8	What you mean is a gen provocateur. This is What now with Trevor Noah. And also there's words you're not allowed to use on this podcast.
1:07.0	Which?
1:08.4	Long story short.
1:09.9	Just long story.
1:11.8	Yeah.
1:12.9	Yeah.
1:14.9	Long story short.
1:16.9	We want the long version.
1:19.1	Yes.
1:19.8	Yeah.
1:20.1	Short story long is what we would like.
1:23.9	That's what we're looking for.
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