Eurasia Group is a
political risk
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consultancy
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founded in 1998 by
Ian Bremmer
Ian Arthur Bremmer (born November 12, 1969) is an American political scientist and author with a focus on global political risk. He is the president and founder of Eurasia Group, a political risk research and consulting firm with principal offic ...
.
History
Eurasia Group reports on emerging markets including frontier and developed economies, in addition to establishing practices focused on geo-technology and energy issues. The organization's 2011 "Top Risks report" description of a
G-Zero world
''Every Nation for Itself: Winners and Losers in a G-Zero World'' is a 2012 non-fiction book by Ian Bremmer that explains the growing "G-Zero" power vacuum in international politics as no country or group of countries has the political and econo ...
lacking global leadership received attention at the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting in Davos in 2011, as well as in international media. American politics led the firm’s 2020 report, which was updated and re-released in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
In 2017, Eurasia Group launched a media company called GZERO Media, featuring digital programming as well as a US national public television show called ''GZERO World with Ian Bremmer''.
Partnerships
Eurasia Group announced a partnership with Nikko Asset Management in 2015 to incorporate political risk analysis into emerging market investment funds. According to ''
The Wall Street Journal
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'', "this is the first such partnership between the consultancy and an asset manager". In 2005, Eurasia Group purchased Intellibridge, a political risk consultancy founded by
David Rothkopf
David J. Rothkopf (born December 24, 1955) is a foreign policy, national security and political affairs analyst and commentator. He is the founder and CEO of TRG Media and The Rothkopf Group, a columnist for the Daily Beast and a member of the U ...
in 1999.
Announcing a partnership with
NYSE Euronext
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, Eurasia Group rang the opening bell at the
New York Stock Exchange
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on March 18, 2009.
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