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Ian Bremmer

Ian Bremmer

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Ian Bremmer, Founder and President of Eurasia Group and GZERO Media, is a member of the Executive Committee of the UN High-level Advisory Body on Artificial Intelligence.

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  1. Trump Will Put the US and China Back on a Collision Course
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    Trump Will Put the US and China Back on a Collision Course

    Jan 7, 2025 Ian Bremmer thinks Xi Jinping's government will be less accommodative of the “Tariff Man's” demands this time around.

  2. The Global Power Vacuum Comes to Syria
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    The Global Power Vacuum Comes to Syria

    Dec 6, 2024 Ian Bremmer explains how external dynamics led to renewed fighting in the country's 13-year-long civil war.

  3. What Donald Trump’s Return Means for the World
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    What Donald Trump’s Return Means for the World

    Nov 12, 2024 Ian Bremmer explains why a second “America First” presidency could play out much differently than the first.

  4. AI Is a Rare Bright Spot for Global Governance
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    AI Is a Rare Bright Spot for Global Governance

    Oct 9, 2024 Ian Bremmer & Marietje Schaake herald a new global compact that aims to manage the technology’s risks and unlock its potential.

  5. Climate Security and Geopolitics
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    Climate Security and Geopolitics

    Sep 9, 2024 Ian Bremmer considers the international political dynamics of current energy, trade, and environmental policies.

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    Decommodify Electricity

    Jayati Ghosh shows why the market cannot mobilize the clean-energy investments needed to accelerate the green transition.
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    Three Reasons Why AI’s Momentum Could Stall in 2025

    Dambisa Moyo

    While artificial intelligence has the potential to drive global growth and boost productivity, the industry is grappling with mounting challenges like soaring development costs and energy requirements. Meanwhile, investors are questioning whether AI investments can deliver meaningful returns.

    identifies three negative trends that could stifle innovation and slow the pace of technological progress.
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    Solving India’s Industrialization Puzzle

    Rabah Arezki & Partha Sen ask why, unlike Bangladesh and Vietnam, manufacturing has not benefited from rising labor costs in China.
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    Ensuring Europe’s Supply of Critical Minerals

    Rüya Perincek & Andreas Goldthau call for coordinated funding, resource diplomacy, and secondary material partnerships to boost recycling.
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    Readying the Resistance, Again

    Laura Tyson & Lenny Mendonca

    The United States is not a monarchy, but a federal republic. States and cities controlled by Democrats represent half the country, and they can resist Donald Trump’s overreach by using the tools of progressive federalism, many of which were sharpened during his first administration.

    see Democrat-controlled states as a potential check on Donald Trump’s far-right agenda.
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    Russia’s Nostalgia Machine

    Nina L. Khrushcheva explores how the Kremlin relies on an idealized version of the past to comfort – and subdue – the public.
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    The Trade Shifts Redefining Economic Development

    Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg & Michele Ruta consider the long-term implications of three major trends that could reshape globalization.
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    Trump at the Gates

    Joschka Fischer urges Europeans to recognize that they are now on their own in an increasingly dangerous world.
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    The End of Progress?

    Joseph E. Stiglitz predicts that Donald Trump’s second administration will be defined by its rejection of Enlightenment values.

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