The World in 60 Seconds: Chilcot Report, Rio Olympics and More

Geopolitical disasters: past, present, and future. Talking Iraq, Afghanistan, Rio Olympics and more in this week's World in 60 Seconds...

UK: Any actual political fallout from the Iraq War Chilcot Report?

Only helping Corbyn, the Labour Party head, a little bit. But Blair was an idiot before. He’s still an idiot – doesn’t affect anything.

Saudi Arabia: How will Saudi leadership respond to the recent attacks?

Well, I mean, you know, it’s embarrassing for them. But the Crown Prince has the Interior Ministry. The Deputy Crown Prince, 30-year-old guy, that wants to take over – he is going to make up some ground. Long term, of course, this is still bad for the Kingdom.

Afghanistan: Obama’s decision to keep troops in Afghanistan through 2017. Yay or nay?

Shrug. Come on, the place is falling apart. You think marginal U.S. presence is going to make a difference? I don’t think so.

Rio Olympics: Disaster, catastrophe, or apocalypse?

Oh come on, it’s just a disaster people. You know that it’s okay to go, as long as you’re not pregnant. If it wasn’t August, and I wasn’t on vacation, I’d probably go. How bad can it be?

U.S.: How does the FBI’s Hillary statement affect the presidential race?

She’s not been indicted, and so as a consequence she’s still seriously in the running. If you hated her before, you really hate her now. But you probably hate Trump more, especially if you’re watching this video. So at the end of the day, doesn’t really affect it.

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Ian Bremmer is president of Eurasia Group, foreign affairs columnist at TIME and Global Research Professor at New York University. You can also follow him on Twitter and Facebook.