Why the US is stronger than you think – and what that means for a world on edge
From Middle East power plays to AI-driven populism, Ian Bremmer outlines how America’s quiet dominance is reshaping global alliances, markets, and the 2024 political landscape.
Contrary to common belief in the last two decades, the U.S. is not in decline militarily, economically, or technologically — at least according to GZERO Media founder Ian Bremmer.
In a speech delivered at the AICPA’s annual conference, Bremmer detailed significant global geopolitical shifts and their implications, focusing on the role of the U.S. and the emergence of new populist trends.
Bremmer, who also founded political risk research and consulting firm Eurasia Group, noted a major geopolitical shift over the past 20 years as the U.S. became asymmetrically more powerful than its allies such as Europe, Japan, South Korea, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.
These allies, he said, have weakened demographically, technologically, and due to underinvestment in defense and productivity.
“The United States is actually not in decline,” he said. “Not militarily, not economically, certainly not technologically, and in...an increasingly dangerous global order. The U.S. is in by far the most stable part of it geographically.”
