--- title: the quick read | TIME description: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. canonical: https://time.com/tag/the-quick-read/ og:title: TIME | Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates og:description: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. og:url: https://time.com/tag/the-quick-read/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://gcp-na-images.contentstack.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 300 og:image:height: 300 og:image:alt: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. og:type: article twitter:card: summary twitter:title: TIME | Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates twitter:description: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. twitter:image: https://gcp-na-images.contentstack.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # the quick read ## the quick read *  Aug 29, 2019 ## [British Prime Minister Boris Johnson Has Suspended the U.K.'s Parliament. What Happens Next?](https://time.com/5663668/what-uk-parliament-suspension-means-for-brexit/) [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) by Ian Bremmer *  Aug 23, 2019 ## [Italy’s Government Has Collapsed. What Happens Next?](https://time.com/5659693/italy-government-collapse/) [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) by Ian Bremmer *  Mar 22, 2019 ## [The Quick Read on Thailand's First Election in 8 Years](https://time.com/5556288/thailand-election-military-coup/) [WORLD](/section/world/) by Ian Bremmer *  Mar 15, 2019 ## [The Quick Read on Justin Trudeau's Mounting Political Troubles](https://time.com/5550984/justin-trudeau-canada-snc-lavalin-scandal/) [WORLD](/section/world/) by Ian Bremmer *  Mar 6, 2019 ## [The Quick Read on the Protests in Algeria](https://time.com/5546022/quick-read-algeria-protests/) [WORLD](/section/world/) by Ian Bremmer *  Mar 1, 2019 ## [The Quick Read on the Trump-Kim Summit in Hanoi](https://time.com/5541197/quick-read-bremmer-north-korea-summit/) [WORLD](/section/world/) by Ian Bremmer *  Feb 22, 2019 ## [The Quick Read on MBS's Tour of Pakistan, India and China](https://time.com/5534947/saudi-arabia-mbs-pakistan-india-china-asia/) [WORLD](/section/world/) by Ian Bremmer *  Feb 8, 2019 ## [The Quick Read on Trump's Controversial Pick for World Bank Chief](https://time.com/5525049/david-malpass-world-bank-president-trump/) [WORLD](/section/world/) by Ian Bremmer *  Jan 30, 2019 ## [What to Know About Venezuela's Political Crisis](https://time.com/5516547/venezuela-crisis-quick-read/) [WORLD](/section/world/) by Ian Bremmer and Lauren Bogholtz *  Jan 11, 2019 ## [The Quick Read on the Top Geopolitical Risks of 2019](https://time.com/5498242/top-risks-2019-quick-read/) [WORLD](/section/world/) by Ian Bremmer *  Dec 20, 2018 ## [The Quick Read on Why President Xi Jinping’s Big Speech Felt So Small](https://time.com/5483541/xi-jinping-china-speech-deng-anniversary/) [WORLD](/section/world/) by Ian Bremmer *  Dec 13, 2018 ## [The Quick Read on Theresa May's Pyrrhic Victory in a No-Confidence Vote](https://time.com/5478911/theresa-may-no-confidence-british-politics-chaos/) [WORLD](/section/world/) by Ian Bremmer *  Nov 29, 2018 ## [The Quick Read on Donald Trump’s Swipe at Theresa May's Brexit Deal](https://time.com/5465922/trump-swipe-theresa-may-brexit/) [WORLD](/section/world/) by Ian Bremmer *  Nov 20, 2018 ## [The Quick Read on the Ongoing Brexit Chaos and Theresa May's Future](https://time.com/5460136/brexit-deal-theresa-may-britain-brussels-europe/) [WORLD](/section/world/) by Ian Bremmer *  Nov 9, 2018 ## [The Quick Read on Jeff Sessions' Resignation as Attorney General](https://time.com/5450249/jeff-sessions-attorney-general-matthew-whitaker/) [WORLD](/section/world/) by Ian Bremmer ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Organization","@id":"https://time.com/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/"},"name":"TIME","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/","name":"Home"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/tag/the-quick-read/","name":"the quick read"}}]}] ```