Ian Bremmer

American political scientist · United States · On the map · Academics · Born 1969 · age 57

Ian Arthur Bremmer is an American political scientist, author, and entrepreneur focused on global political risk. He is the founder and president of Eurasia Group, a political risk research and consulting firm. He is also founder of GZERO Media, a digital media firm.

Ian Bremmer is read about 413 times a day, in 14 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 6 November 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 103 days, one point a day.

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2015“The great thing about partisanship is you don't have to spend time understanding the issues to know what side you're on.”In their words22 February 2015TwitterRead the whole statement

2011“In China, the state controls the corporations, whereas in the United States, the corporations control the state.”In their words4 March 2011The WeekRead the whole statement

2010“Up until now Washington has worried that terrorists will become hackers. Perhaps we all should worry that hackers will become terrorists.”In their words22 December 2010The International Herald TribuneRead the whole statement

“Everyone's talked about Bank of America and Citigroup and the rest being too big to fail, but no, no, no.”In their words10 July 2010The Daily TelegraphRead the whole statement

“In the last 21 months, if you've learnt anything, it's that the state is back.”In their words10 July 2010The Daily TelegraphRead the whole statement

“When you're leaving your teenage kids alone, probably a good idea to let them know you're going to be checking in on them occasionally. I suspect Greenspan missed that part.”In their words10 May 2010Foreign PolicyRead the whole statement

1969Born12 November 1969

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4 statements, newest first

Money talks: financing the periphery buys Berlin a leading role recasting the eurozone governance framework.
18 October 2011 · Financial Times, Own words
The G-Zero isn't aspirational, it's analytic. Unfortunately, it's also where we are.
26 January 2011 · Foreign Policy, Own words
It's very clear to me-you do not want corporations captured by states. Equally you do not want states captured by corporations.
10 July 2010 · The Daily Telegraph, Own words