Bio
Ian Bremmer is a political scientist who helps business leaders, policymakers, and the general public make sense of the world around them. He is president and founder of Eurasia Group, the world's leading political risk research and consulting firm, and GZERO Media, a company dedicated to providing intelligent and engaging coverage of international affairs. Bremmer is an independent voice on critical issues around the globe, offering clearheaded insights through speeches, written commentary, and even satirical puppets (really!). He is the host of GZERO World with Ian Bremmer, which airs weekly on US national public television. Bremmer is also a frequent guest on CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, BBC, Bloomberg, and many others globally.
A prolific writer, he is the author of 10 books, including the New York Times best-seller Us vs Them: The Failure of Globalism which examines the rise of populism across the world. He also serves as the foreign affairs columnist and editor at large for Time magazine. Bremmer currently teaches at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs and previously was a professor at New York University. Find him on Facebook, LinkedIn, and regularly tweeting from @IanBremmer.
Featured Work
JAN 16, 2009 • Podcast
Political Futures Jan 09 (Video in full) (27:04 mins)
Ian Bremmer and Joel Rosenthal discuss the possible risks they see on the horizon for 2009, including the financial crisis, "black swans," security, and Russia, Iran, ...
JAN 16, 2009 • Podcast
Political Futures Jan 09 Segment 1: Financial Crisis (5:14 mins)
Does the U.S. have the political capacity and willingness to respond to the global economic crisis?
JAN 16, 2009 • Podcast
Political Futures Jan 09 Segment 2: Global Structure (5:00 mins)
Is the financial crisis going to force us to take our eye off the big global issues like poverty and the environment?
JAN 15, 2009 • Podcast
Political Futures Jan 09 Segment 3: Security (6:10 mins)
Are the biggest risks to our public security overseas, in places like Iraq and Afghanistan? What about domestic risks? How would you evaluate the various ...
JAN 15, 2009 • Podcast
Political Futures Jan 09 Segment 4: Russia, Iran, and Turkey (8:22 mins)
What does the U.S. need to know about Russia, Iran and Turkey for 2009? Are U.S. issues the same as those of other countries?
JAN 15, 2009 • Podcast
Political Futures Jan 09 Segment 5: "Black Swans" (5:25 mins)
What are the potential "black Swans"--unexpected threats--for 2009?
JAN 15, 2009 • Podcast
Political Futures Jan 09 Segment 6: Insuring Against Global Riots (9:35 mins)
If we look around and see all the different threats and we had some money to spend on insurance, where should we be investing against ...
MAY 3, 2007 • Article
Revisiting Iran?
Is Iran's goal to achieve hegemony in the Persian Gulf and throughout the Middle East? Is that possibility sufficient cause for the U.S. to ...
SEP 12, 2006 • Podcast
Devin Stewart Interviews Ian Bremmer
"The J Curve is the nonlinear relationship between openness and stability," says Ian Bremmer, and it is important to recognise that a sudden increase of ...
SEP 12, 2006 • Podcast
The J Curve: A New Way To Understand Why Nations Rise and Fall
Ian Bremmer describes the political and economic forces that revitalize some states and push others toward collapse.