Ian Bremmer
Overview
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
political scientist specializing in US foreign policy, states in transition, and global political risk
Political risk
Political risk is a type of risk faced by investors, corporations, and governments. It is a risk that can be understood and managed with reasoned foresight and investment....
. He is the president and founder of Eurasia Group
Eurasia Group
-Overview:Eurasia Group is best known as the world's largest political risk consultancy with offices in New York, Washington, London, and Tokyo and more than 125 full-time employees...
, a leading global political risk
Risk
Risk is the potential that a chosen action or activity will lead to a loss . The notion implies that a choice having an influence on the outcome exists . Potential losses themselves may also be called "risks"...
research and consulting firm. Eurasia Group provides financial, corporate, and government clients with information and insight on how political developments move markets. Bremmer is of Armenian
Armenians
Armenian people or Armenians are a nation and ethnic group native to the Armenian Highland.The largest concentration is in Armenia having a nearly-homogeneous population with 97.9% or 3,145,354 being ethnic Armenian....
and German
Germans
The Germans are a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe. The English term Germans has referred to the German-speaking population of the Holy Roman Empire since the Late Middle Ages....
descent.
Bremmer’s books include The J Curve: A New Way to Understand Why Nations Rise and Fall
The J Curve: A New Way to Understand Why Nations Rise and Fall
The J Curve: A New Way to Understand Why Nations Rise and Fall is a book by political scientist Ian Bremmer. It was named a "Book of the Year" in 2006 by The Economist....
(Simon & Schuster, 2006), named a Book of the Year by The Economist
The Economist
The Economist is an English-language weekly news and international affairs publication owned by The Economist Newspaper Ltd. and edited in offices in the City of Westminster, London, England. Continuous publication began under founder James Wilson in September 1843...
magazine, and The Fat Tail: The Power of Political Knowledge for Strategic Investing
The Fat Tail: The Power of Political Knowledge for Strategic Investing
The Fat Tail: The Power of Political Knowledge for Strategic Investing is a book by political scientists Ian Bremmer and Preston Keat...
(Oxford University Press, 2009, with Preston Keat
Preston Keat
Preston Keat is an American political scientist specializing on global political risk. He is a director of research and head of the Europe Practice of Eurasia Group, the global political risk consultancy. He also is the head of the Europe & Eurasia practice group, focusing on emerging markets in...
).
Quotations
India and China offer intriguing mirror images. Modern India has long been open politically and, until recently, closed economically. Modern China has opened economically, but remains politically closed. The comparison reveals that, while politics and economics can never fully be separated, political openness is a better guarantor of long-term stability than economic openness.
The J Curve: A New Way to Understand Why Nations Rise and Fall (2006)