1. Ian Arthur Bremmer was born on November 12,1969 and is an American political scientist, author, and entrepreneur focused on global political risk.
19 Facts About Ian Bremmer
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Ian Bremmer is the founder and president of Eurasia Group, a political risk research and consulting firm.
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Ian Bremmer is founder of GZERO Media, a digital media firm.
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Ian Bremmer's father served in the Korean War, and died at the age of 46 when Bremmer was four.
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Ian Bremmer enrolled in St Dominic Savio High School in East Boston at age 11.
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Ian Bremmer subsequently obtained an MA degree in 1991 and a PhD in 1994, both in political science from Stanford University.
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Ian Bremmer founded the political risk research and consulting firm Eurasia Group in 1998 in the offices of the World Policy Institute in New York City.
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In 2010 Ian Bremmer published the book The End of the Free Market: Who Wins the War Between States and Corporations.
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Ian Bremmer said the 2008 financial crisis had made it "harder for westerners to champion a free-market system and easier for China and Russia to argue that only governments can save economies on the brink".
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In Every Nation for Itself, Ian Bremmer states "the ability to pivot is a critical advantage".
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Unlike economic recessions, linked to frequent boom and bust cycles, Ian Bremmer sees geopolitical recessions as much longer cycles that are less likely to be recognized.
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Ian Bremmer argues that the overall result is a more fragmented approach to global governance, an increase in geopolitical tail risks, and a reduced ability to respond effectively to major international crises.
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Ian Bremmer wrote these non state actors are now shaping geopolitics and exercise a form of sovereignty over a rapidly expanding digital space that is out of reach of national governments.
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In 2016, Ian Bremmer founded the Eurasia Group Foundation, a 5013 public charity.
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Ian Bremmer currently serves as the Eurasia Group Foundation's board president.
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In March 2016, Ian Bremmer sent a weekly note to clients where he unintentionally came up with the "America First" slogan used by Donald Trump.
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Ian Bremmer used the term to help explain Trump's foreign policy views and not as a campaign slogan.
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In July 2017, Ian Bremmer broke news of a second, previously undisclosed meeting between Presidents Trump and Putin during the G20 heads of state dinner in Hamburg.
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Ian Bremmer wrote about the meeting in his weekly client note and later appeared on Charlie Rose to discuss the meeting's implications.