The changing global order poses significant challenges for nations worldwide, with growing competition and instability emerging as key features of the coming years. The situation in Eurasia is a prime example of this transformation, with the war in Ukraine, growing tensions between China and the US, and upheaval in Afghanistan,...
‘Unparalleled,’ Chinese Threat Includes Targeting Local Officials, Says FBI Director
China poses the most significant threat to the security of the United State, the director of the FBI told a congressional committee on Thursday. "There's no country that presents a more significant threat to our innovation, our ideas, our economic security, our national security than Chinese government, said agency director...
Ian Bremmer: Russia vs. NATO: Heightened Risk of War
Russia's war in Ukraine has significantly increased the likelihood of direct confrontation with NATO. Moscow is rattling the nuclear saber, NATO just added 830 miles of territory on the Russian border, and tensions are higher than ever. Russia now sees NATO as its enemy and vice versa. But does that...
Zakaria: These Revolutions May Help India Really Take off at Last
India is now the most populous country on the planet and is projected to be the fastest-growing large economy as well, at 5.9 percent this year. Prime Minister Narendra Modi said recently, “India’s time has arrived.” A similar boast was made in the mid-2000s but while the enthusiasm turned out to be short-lived,...
Biden’s New Mortgage Plan Raises Costs for Buyers With Good Credit
President Joe Biden's new mortgage eligibility strategy is generating criticism as costs for borrowers with strong credit are set to rise while fees for higher-risk borrowers are reduced. Some industry analysts say the change could result in lower property values for many homeowners in the future. A new Federal Housing Finance Agency...
Fresno State 2023 Undergraduate Deans’ Medalists Includes First-Ever Double Medalist
Fresno State News The eight schools and colleges at Fresno State, along with the Division of Student Affairs and Enrollment Management, each selected an outstanding student to honor as part of the class of 2023 Undergraduate Deans’ Medalists. Especially noteworthy were the accomplishments of Cherika Gamble, who became the first...
Majority of Americans Support Abortion Rights, Challenging Extreme GOP Measures: Poll
A new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll revealed that while most Americans support the right to have an abortion and disagree with last year's Supreme Court Dobbs decision that revoked the guaranteed right to abortion in the country. However, most also expressed a desire for some restrictions on abortion while opposing many...
Schoolteacher’s Estate Benefits Fresno State Engineering, Armenian Studies Programs
Fresno State News Florence Elaine Hamparson was known to have a big heart. As a third- and fourth-grade teacher at Turner Elementary School in east-central Fresno, she was regarded as an impactful educator who loved her students. She had a lot of love for furry friends and was an avid...
Ian Bremmer: Parsing Donald Trump’s Indictment
Preet Bharara, former US attorney for the Southern District of New York, stopped by GZERO World to discuss three big legal stories in the news: the charges facing former US President Donald Trump, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas's gifts from a billionaire Republican donor, and the recent classified documents leak....
Zakaria: Biden’s Course Correction on China Is Smart and Important
The United States and China have embarked on one of the most hair-raising experiments in international history. Both sides are now locked in a steady, escalating, geopolitical competition. And yet both are deeply economically intertwined. Of late, the Biden administration seems to have recognized the danger in the dynamic and...