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Ian BremmerIAN BREMMER
Director of Eurasia Studies 
Senior Fellow  

Expertise
Eurasian states in transition; nation and state-building, US foreign policy, global emerging market risk.

Experience:  
President, Eurasia Group (current); Adjunct Professor, Columbia University, School of International and Public Affairs (2005-present); Senior Research Fellow, Institute for East West Studies (1996-97); Visiting Scholar, Harriman Institute, Columbia University (1996-97); National Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University (1995-96); Research Fellow, Special Projects Program, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, University of California, Livermore (1994-96); Visiting Research Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University (1994-95).

Selected Publications:
The J Curve: The Shape of the World (2006); Managing Strategic Surprise: Lessons from Risk Management and Risk Assessment (coeditor, 2005); New States, New Politics: Building the Post-Soviet Nations (coeditor, 1997); Nations & Politics in Soviet Successor States (coeditor, 1993; 5th printing, 1994); Soviet Nationalities Problems (coeditor, 1990). Articles in The National Interest, International Affairs, World Policy Journal, Harvard Business Review, Journal of Democracy, The New Republic, The Los Angeles Times, International Herald Tribune, The New York Times, and others. Columnist for The Financial Times.

Honors & Affiliations
Co-founder & co-president, Center for the New Internationalism; Recipient of grants from the Starr Foundation and the Ford Foundation; National Fellowship, Hoover Institution; Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship, Title VII Grant from the Department of State; Hrair Hovnanian Fellowship & George Holopigian Memorial Fellowship, Armenian General Benevolent Union; MacArthur Fellowship; Peace Studies Fellowship, Stanford University. 

Media Appearances
Political commentator for news organizations including CNN, Fox News, National Public Radio, and the BBC. Weekly "Global Risk This Week" on Wake Up Call, CNBC.

Education
Ph.D., Political Science, Stanford University (1994)
M.A., Political Science, Stanford University (1991)
B.A., with Honors in International Relations, magna cum laude, Tulane University (1989)

Languages:Russian (fluent), French (reading) 

Contact Information
E-mail: bremmer@eurasiagroup.net 
Phone: Eurasia Group (212) 213-3112 

 

Bio Summary 

 
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