Ian Bremmer is president of Eurasia Group, a political-risk consultancy. His books include the forthcoming The Fat Tail: The Power of Political Knowledge for Strategic Investing, with Preston Keat. He is a regular contributor to the International Herald Tribune and a contributing editor at the National Interest and Survival.
In this video interview, Ian Bremmer explains how a move away from globalization towards state-directed economic activity—as spurred by the downturn—will impact the geopolitical landscape and usher onto the world stage a new lineup of “winners and losers.” McKinsey’s director of publishing, Rik Kirkland, conducted this interview with Ian Bremmer in March 2009 in the New York office of Eurasia Group, the political-risk consultancy of which Bremmer is the president and founder.
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