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## Ian Bremmer


_Ian Bremmer is a foreign affairs columnist and editor-at-large at TIME. He is the president of Eurasia Group, a political-risk consultancy, and GZERO Media, a company dedicated to providing intelligent and engaging coverage of international affairs. He teaches applied geopolitics at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs, and his most recent book is_ [The Power of Crisis](https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Power-of-Crisis/Ian-Bremmer/9781982167509)_._


![Ian Bremmer](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4eec2d141afc9c42/698a007f09208f37994154c1/ian.bremmer-credit-richard-jopson.jpg?branch=production&width=96&quality=75&auto=webp)

## Ian Bremmer


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* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0409a0ed94a457c8/6a6c8a12a9b85f803031799f/GettyImages-2287489594.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 31, 2026  
### [Why Russia Is Choking Ukraine’s Black Sea Ports](https://time.com/article/2026/07/31/russia-attack-odesa-ukraine-black-sea-ports/)  
Russia is attacking Ukraine’s Black Sea ports to choke its economy and boost Moscow’s leverage by in...  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd93bcde3d0c2cbd8/6a56781aa1fc06ddfdf7fd1f/GettyImages-2284197018.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 14, 2026  
### [Will Israel Elect Netanyahu Again?](https://time.com/article/2026/07/14/will-israel-elect-netanyahu-again-/)  
The October election in Israel will be the voters’ verdict on Benjamin Netanyahu.  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt10e44293a378cc06/6a3ae9f451be4c1e3470cd5c/american-flag-010.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jun 25, 2026  
### [America's New, Old Attitude Toward 'Foreign Entanglements'](https://time.com/article/2026/06/25/america-foreign-entanglements/)  
The nation's inward turn, 250 years after independence, is bigger than one presidency.  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8af6903f19fa7f0d/6a316bf2cef1453bb798f935/GettyImages-2280226400.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jun 16, 2026  
### [Turkey's Erdogan Is Running Out of Tricks](https://time.com/article/2026/06/16/erdogan-turkey-opposition-ozgur-ozel/)  
The latest maneuvers of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey signal that he has no plans to quie...  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![Maduro Captured And Indicted After US Airstrikes On Venezuela](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3e7398a2216596d4/6998cca9e1ba00714698e3c7/venezuela-usa-trump-01.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jan 8, 2026  
### [Where Venezuela Goes From Here](https://time.com/7344410/venezuela-us-trump-maduro/)  
The good news is that, as things stand, Maduro’s capture is unlikely to lead to a surge of violence....  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)  
* ![President Trump Delivers Remarks In North Carolina](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcec5bfa9f05a3660/6998cc9d25f3ee9f41645489/GettyImages-2252791953.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jan 6, 2026  
### [The Top 10 Global Risks for 2026](https://time.com/7343169/top-10-global-risks-2026/)  
The year ahead will be a time of great uncertainty because the U.S. is unwinding its own global orde...  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![FIFA World Cup 2026 Official Draw](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd415597f84c4f76c/6998cc4d66d4e35616cbd1a0/GettyImages-2250179941.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Dec 28, 2025  
### [How Trump’s Power Will Be Checked in 2026](https://time.com/7340453/trump-2026-look-ahead/)  
In the year ahead, Trump will up the ante but face new limits to imposing his will at home and abroa...  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![US-UKRAINE-RUSSIA-CONFLICT-SUMMIT-TRUMP-PRESSER](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8e8b7222ece4a655/6998cbd3a97fc040b5a74e46/GettyImages-2229498321.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Nov 20, 2025  
### [Trump's New Ukraine Peace Plan Is a Nonstarter](https://time.com/7335417/trump-ukraine-peace-plan-russia/)  
The full details are not yet clear but reportedly include demands to cede more territory and limit i...  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![VENEZUELA-US-POLITICS-DIPLOMACY-MADURO](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6eedf270714a69fd/6998cb837323afbb252bd05e/GettyImages-2230679780.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Nov 7, 2025  
### [Will Trump Oust Venezuela's Maduro?](https://time.com/7332032/trump-venezuela-maduro-war/)  
The U.S. President is weighing the options, and risks, of a war amid a major military build up in th...  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![TOPSHOT-KENYA-POLITICS-FUNERAL-ODINGA](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt633291894cac117c/6998cae107a30de3af77d722/GettyImages-2241671920.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 22, 2025  
### [Why Kenya Now Faces an Uncertain Future](https://time.com/7327473/odinga-death-kenya-uncertain-future/)  
The death of former PM and longtime opposition leader Raila Odinga leaves a large political vacuum.  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)  
* ![Argentine President Milei unveils sweeping penal code reform in Argentina](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt60cd1234a6d0437a/6998caae1f67090418f56d1d/GettyImages-2238481131.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 10, 2025  
### [Javier Milei Is Losing His Grip on Argentina](https://time.com/7324702/argentina-milei-economy-peso-scandal/)  
He has faced legislative defeats at a time of scandal, and is set for a poor midterm election later ...  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![President Trump Welcomes Indian Prime Minister Modi To The White House](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt91418e7d76006368/6998ca18e2d64b72cdc5fb64/GettyImages-2199453959.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Sep 27, 2025  
### [The U.S. and India Are Quietly Patching Things Up](https://time.com/7320424/us-india-trade-trump-modi/)  
There are signs Washington and Delhi may get to a trade deal this year.  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1e23c58a7f5e8869/6998c9bfe1ba00973398de6b/GettyImages-2213738470.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Sep 14, 2025  
### [Iran's Troubles Are About to Get Worse](https://time.com/7316478/iran-israel-war-nuclear-program-us/)  
A return to war with Israel is unlikely. But pressure on the economy, and the regime, is about to go...  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![Artificial Intelligence Politics](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4a938569d4b9f606/6998c8e9e2d64b4386c5f935/United-States-Capitol-AI.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Aug 11, 2025  
### [The Politics, and Geopolitics, of AI](https://time.com/7308605/politics-of-artificial-intelligence/)  
"The scramble for AI inputs, and the ability to deny rivals access to them, will determine the balan...  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer Visits US President Donald Trump in Scotland](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte0978d7b8cdf226a/6998c8b3e2d64b1bb1c5f8e8/Donald-Trump-Scotland_c6dfc7.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 31, 2025  
### [Why Trump's Threats Won't Alter Putin's Course](https://time.com/7306519/trumps-threats-putins-ukraine/)  
Despite President Trump’s demands that Russia halt attacks on Ukraine soon, Putin still believes tim...  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)

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