Showing posts with label Ian Bremmer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ian Bremmer. Show all posts

Monday, July 9, 2012

Iran's Nuclear Ambitions

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Geo-strategist and President of Eurasia Group Ian Bremmer suggests that a “nuclear-armed Iran” is inevitable because ...
in an emerging “G-Zero World” where no single bloc of countries can dominate international affairs, the emerging powers can frustrate the West’s efforts to thwart Tehran’s nuclear ambitions. 
Find out two underlying assumptions to his argument:

Has the Developing World Abandoned Iran?

Related to Ian Bremmer, who appears to have coined the expression "G-Zero World:"  Countries With Promising Advantages

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Countries With Promising Advantages

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Author and Eurasia Group President Ian Bremmer poses the question:  Which countries are best positioned to pivot deftly in this emerging world order?
We have entered what I like to call a "G-Zero" world: one in which no single nation (not even the U.S.) or alliance of governments (certainly not the G-7 or G-20) possesses the political and economic muscle to drive an international agenda. In this new decentralized global order, growth isn't enough. A country also must have resilience—the power to pivot.
Find out here.  In terms of promising advantages, country size does not matter.

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