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Quote by Ian Bremmer

“The United States is not longer going to be the world's policemen and our days of determining you're in or you're out around the world no matter what the level of direct American interest or connection are going to be very limited. Increasingly, Africa will be doing that.”

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Ian Bremmer

Ian Bremmer is a renowned political scientist born on November 12, 1969. He is known for his in-depth analysis and predictions of global political risks, particularly in the fields of emerging market politics and geopolitics. Bremmer is the founder and president of Eurasia Group, a consulting firm specializing in global political risk. His writings and speeches are frequently cited for insights into international affairs. more

“We're wealthy people. We're sitting here in New York, Washington. We live in a fantastically wealthy country. We don't have to worry about food. We don't have to worry about clothing. We wore the same shirt. We don't have to worry about our safety. It's very easy for us to be environmentalists. It's very easy for me to be an environmentalist. It's very easy for me to care about making sure that we protect the forests and the whales, and all that stuff. It's very hard for someone who makes $1,000 a year or some who makes less than $1 a day to care about the environment.”

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“Berlin is still a very edgy place, a very cosmopolitan place. It's a place where completely different ideas and cultures come together and clash in a very warm way. In a very warm-hearted way. It's a very young city. It's a vibrant city. It's an exciting city. It's a city that's also scarred by history. I think that's to be celebrated and graffiti is to be celebrated. Graffiti in Berlin is very different than when they spray something on the wall dividing the west bank and Israel. And should be treated as such in Berlin.”

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“I don't take things off. I either check things off or I add things.”

Author:Ian Bremmer

“Sometimes you check things off because you've done them. If you aren't checking stuff off your bucket list, you aren't living very well.”

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“You get a lot of mileage from understanding what your voice is. When you have a strong idea and you know exactly what you're doing, it becomes hard for people to throw up resistance. It becomes much easier to work with you.”