Strong states and blocs of strong states are the only source of power and legitimacy capable of driving an international agenda in today's world. — Ian Bremmer Copy Share Image
International institutions like the Security Council, the General Assembly, the G20, the BRICs, the IMF, etc., continue to be little more than an extension of the (increasingly conflicting) values and interests of member states. — Ian Bremmer Copy Share Image
Strong states and blocs of strong states are the only source of power and legitimacy capable of driving an international agenda in today's world. — Ian Bremmer Copy Share Image
I absolutely am an environmentalist. I am probably more of an environmentalist than most people who live in the world, but I think that… — Ian Bremmer Copy Share Image
Berlin is still a very edgy place, a very cosmopolitan place. It's a place where completely different ideas and cultures come together and clash… — Ian Bremmer Copy Share Image
There is always the risk that a conflagration in the Middle East becomes larger and more dangerous. In this scenario, we discover that the… — Ian Bremmer Copy Share Image
State capitalism is about more than emergency government spending, implementation of more intelligent regulation, or a stronger social safety net. It's about state dominance… — Ian Bremmer Copy Share Image
I believe that if you go and ask a chief executive of a Goldman Sachs or a BP, and they answer you honestly they… — Ian Bremmer Copy Share Image
In environments where corporations become too interventionist and capture regulation themselves, the government must be able to battle back so that the people have… — Ian Bremmer Copy Share Image
Academics were not a challenge when I was fifteen in college. The challenge was figuring out how to fit in socially. — Ian Bremmer Copy Share Image
The two world wars boosted American power and devastated potential rivals to an extent that could not have lasted more than a few decades. — Ian Bremmer Copy Share Image
I would rather people not smoke. I certainly appreciate the fact that smoking is not legal in restaurants and bars. That used to stop… — Ian Bremmer Copy Share Image
Climate is a global issue. Coal is still the energy that is being used more than anything else to make electricity. The United States… — Ian Bremmer Copy Share Image
We're wealthy people. We're sitting here in New York, Washington. We live in a fantastically wealthy country. We don't have to worry about food.… — Ian Bremmer Copy Share Image
