Announcements
Mike Davies discusses the impact of the financial crisis on southern Africa with Reuters
Dec 2008: All countries in the region will suffer due to falling exports, remittance flows, foreign direct investment, and international aid, but those countries that are reliant on commodity exports are likely to bear the brunt of the global slowdown, says Eurasia Group analyst Mike Davies. Read the interview
Sean West and Ian Bremmer write about the outlook for free trade in RealClearPolitics.com
Dec 2008: Emerging markets will continue to lead global trade toward real liberalization progress despite a Doha deadlock, according to Sean West, global macro analyst, and Ian Bremmer, president of Eurasia Group. Read the article
Ian Bremmer writes about commodity demand in Harvard Business Review
Dec 2008: Ian Bremmer discusses the destabilizing effects of fuel and food subsidies in developing countries.
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Christopher Garman discusses the political and economic outlook for Latin America with Reuters
Dec 2008: Countries that have embarked on heterodox macroeconomic policies or policies of resource nationalism are the most likely to be hurt by the global financial crisis, says Christopher Garman, director of Eurasia Group's Latin America practice group. Read the interview
Ian Bremmer speaks with PwC's View magazine about the impact of global politics on business
Dec 2008: "Political risk is all about understanding that governments and businesses have different motivations, expectations, and goals," says president of Eurasia Group Ian Bremmer. Read the interview
Eurasia Group announces Top Risks and Red Herrings for 2009
This report identifies the key geopolitical areas to watch for global investors and market participants. Underlying this year's risks are two major factors: (1) state intervention in the global economy and (2) more reactive and poorly coordinated intervention.
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Eurasia Group and PwC publish Global Trends: Fourth Quarter 2008
This report explains how major trends--capital flows, inflation policy, infrastructure, energy, and politics of identity--will shape the global business environment in the coming three to five years, with a focus on emerging and frontier markets.
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The J Curve: A New Way to Understand Why Nations Rise and Fall
This book, written by Eurasia Group president Ian Bremmer, explains how the world's political decision-makers make choices, and why nations rise and fall.
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Managing Strategic Surprise: Lessons from Risk Management and Risk Assessment
Co-edited by Ian Bremmer, president of Eurasia Group, David Gordon of the US State Department, and Paul Bracken of Yale, this volume explores unconventional approaches to addressing national security challenges by applying risk management practices borrowed from the private and public sectors.
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