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.

President Andrés Manuel López Obrador speaks during a news conference in Mexico City on Feb. 8. This was his first briefing after announcing he had Covid-19 and began a quarantine.

How Long Can Mexico's President Defy Political Gravity?

How long can Andrés Manuel López Obrador defy gravity? The list of his coun...

How long can Andrés Manuel López Obrador defy gravity? The list of his country's problems is long. Though Mexico's President promised to combat violent crime upon taking office in 2018, drug cartels still control big...

Mario Draghi, Italy's prime minister-designate, smiles at a news conference following a meeting with Italy's President Sergio Mattarella in Rome, Italy, on Friday, Feb. 12, 2021. Draghi agreed to take over as Italys next prime minister, naming his ministers as he prepares to head a new government that will prioritize the pandemic, a struggling economy and moving ahead with European integration.

What Happens Next in Italy With Mario Draghi Taking Charge

Mario Draghi is about to be sworn in as Italy’s next prime minister. The fo...

Mario Draghi is about to be sworn in as Italy’s next prime minister. The former head of the European Central Bank, affectionately dubbed “Super Mario” by the press, is a skilled political operator hailed for...

A military armoured vehicle is seen along a street in Myitkyina, Kachin State on February 2, 2021, as Myanmar's generals appeared in firm control a day after a surgical coup that saw democracy heroine Suu Kyi detained. (Photo by STR / AFP) (Photo by STR/AFP via Getty Images)

Why China Stands to Gain from the Coup in Myanmar

On February 1, Myanmar’s military arrested leaders of the country’s civilia...

On February 1, Myanmar’s military arrested leaders of the country’s civilian-led government and declared a one-year state of emergency. After a decade-long experiment with limited direct democracy, the junta is firmly in charge, and a...

US President-elect Joe Biden speaks about a foreign policy and national security virtual briefing he held earlier at the Queen Theater on December 28, 2020, in Wilmington, Delaware. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

The Key Foreign Policy Challenges Facing President Biden

We’ve already dived into the U.S. domestic political divisions Joe Biden fa...

We’ve already dived into the U.S. domestic political divisions Joe Biden faces, but as his administration begins getting key officials confirmed this week, let’s survey some of the other big challenges he’ll have to tackle:...

President Joe Biden speaks during the the 59th inaugural ceremony on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2021 in Washington, DC. During today's inauguration ceremony Joe Biden becomes the 46th president of the United States.

Democracy Barely Prevailed. But Biden's Inauguration Should Still Give Us New Hope.

“At this hour, my friends, democracy has prevailed.” -President Joe Biden, ...

“At this hour, my friends, democracy has prevailed.” -President Joe Biden, January 20, 2021 Yes, it has, but just barely. If it weren’t for the pandemic and his woefully inadequate response to it, Donald Trump...

WASHINGTON DC, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, UNITED STATES - 2021/01/06: Pro-Trump protesters and police clash on top of the Capitol building. Rioters broke windows and breached the Capitol building in an attempt to overthrow the results of the 2020 election. Police used batons and tear gas grenades to eventually disperse the crowd. Rioters used metal bars and tear gas as well against the police.

The U.S. Capitol Riot Was Years in the Making. Here's Why America Is So Divided

"There is no advanced industrial democracy in the world more politically di...

"There is no advanced industrial democracy in the world more politically divided, or politically dysfunctional, than the United States today."

Bakery owner Tim Kortuem decorates a cake in the shape of a vaccination syringe and with the slogan '2021 Bye Bye Corona' at Schuerener Backparadies bakery in Dortmund, western Germany, during a partial lockdown to curb the spread of the ongoing novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. - Germany on January 5, 2021 prolonged and toughened its partial lockdown until January 31. (Photo by Ina FASSBENDER / AFP) (Photo by INA FASSBENDER/AFP via Getty Images)

The Top Risks for the World in 2021

2021 opens in the middle of the greatest crisis of our lifetimes. The healt...

2021 opens in the middle of the greatest crisis of our lifetimes. The healthcare response to the pandemic defined 2020. The economic response to its lasting damage will define 2021.