Ian Bremmer

Writing for PS since 2006
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Ian Bremmer is President of Eurasia Group and the author of Every Nation for Itself: Winners and Losers in a G-Zero World.

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The IMF Needs More Lagarde
Bao Dandan/Xinhua via ZUMA Wire

The IMF Needs More Lagarde

Jan 19, 2016 Ian Bremmer supports another five-year term for the IMF's managing director.

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Cold War or Cool Calculation?
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Cold War or Cool Calculation?

May 13, 2014 Ian Bremmer argues that the West should offer more carrots for Ukraine, rather than more sticks for Russia.

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China’s Risky Reforms
Paul Lachine

China’s Risky Reforms

Feb 14, 2014 Ian Bremmer & David Gordon caution that the leadership's proposed reforms heighten the risk of instability at home and abroad.

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Syria’s G-Zero Fate
Paul Lachine

Syria’s G-Zero Fate

Sep 7, 2013 Ian Bremmer on the continuing carnage in Syria.

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Impatient South Africa
Margaret Scott

Impatient South Africa

Feb 15, 2013 Ian Bremmer & Mark Y. Rosenberg

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Impeachment and the Wider World

Carl Bildt

As with the proceedings against former US Presidents Richard Nixon and Bill Clinton, the impeachment inquiry into Donald Trump is ultimately a domestic political issue that will be decided in the US Congress. But, unlike those earlier cases, the Ukraine scandal threatens to jam up the entire machinery of US foreign policy.

Making America Mediocre

Anne O. Krueger

America owes its economic strength to its private sector, which has long benefited from an absence of undue influence by politicians and the state. But under US President Donald Trump's administration, discretionary decisions by policymakers are increasingly giving some companies advantages over others.

Why Financial Markets’ New Exuberance Is Irrational

Nouriel Roubini

Owing to a recent easing of both Sino-American tensions and monetary policies, many investors seem to be betting on another era of expansion for the global economy. But they would do well to remember that the fundamental risks to growth remain, and are actually getting worse.