Divergence Quote by Ian Bremmer

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Academics were not a challenge when I was fifteen in college. The challenge was figuring out how to fit in socially.

— Ian Bremmer

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

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

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

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