Ian Bremmer

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 Us vs. Them: The Failure of Globalism.

 

Recent Articles

Europe's Youngest Democracies Are in Turmoil at the Worst Possible Time

The Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary and Bulgaria are each giving the EU headaches at a time when global leadership is in short supply

By Ian Bremmer October 14, 2021

Angela Merkel's Legacy Is Saving and Strengthening Europe

A legacy worth celebrating

By Ian Bremmer September 28, 2021

How Biden's UN General Assembly Speech Lines Up with Reality

The agenda Biden laid out at the U.N. was plenty ambitious, from COVID-19 to climate change. Does he mean what he says?

By Ian Bremmer September 24, 2021

Norway's Fossil Fuel Reliance Is Going to the Ballot Box

Climate change is forcing Norway to consider giving up fossil fuel reliance in favor of its environmental ambitions

By Ian Bremmer September 10, 2021

The Afghanistan Withdrawal and America's Failure Since 9/11

The longest war in US history has come to a close with scenes of violent chaos from Afghanistan. The deaths of US Marines and fleeing Afghans will give the 20th anniversary of the September 11...

By Ian Bremmer September 2, 2021

Leaving Afghanistan Was the Right Call, But May Haunt Biden

The last week saw the unceremonious end to the longest military adventure in American history. The botched withdrawal from Afghanistan is the first major foreign policy crisis of the Biden administration and surely the largest...

By Ian Bremmer August 20, 2021

Tunisia Was the Only Success Story of the Arab Spring. Now Its Democracy Is In Jeopardy

Tunisia has carried an especially heavy burden over the past decade. It was the first country to cast out a longtime dictator as part of the Arab Spring revolts. And it's the only one where...

By Ian Bremmer August 12, 2021

Chinese and Russian Vaccines Haven't Been Geopolitical Wins

China and Russia both thought the pandemic would give them a chance to show that they are scientifically innovative—and more generous—than Western countries, which were slower to roll out vaccines and which have been accused...

By Ian Bremmer August 2, 2021

How the U.S. Is Spearheading Efforts to Thwart the Chinese Cybercrime

The clear message from all this is that the U.S.-China rivalry is escalating

By Ian Bremmer July 23, 2021

What the Protests in Cuba Mean for It's Future

COVID-19 has created an economic crisis in Cuba. In recent days, thousands of angry people have taken to the streets in cities across the island to protest shortages of food, medicine, and energy—and the Cuban...

By Ian Bremmer July 16, 2021
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