Every Nation for Itself: Winners and Losers in a G-Zero World

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What happens when nobody's running the world? The world power structure is about to have a vacancy. At the top. The United States is in financial crisis and can't hold onto the reins of the G-20. But China has no interest in international leadership, Europe is trying to save the euro, and emerging powers like Brazil and India are focused on domestic development. No government has the time, resources or political capital needed to take an international lead. Welcome to the G-Zero world, in which no single country has the power to shape a truly global agenda. That means we are about to see 20 years of conflict over economics, finance and climate change. Bestselling author and strategist Ian Bremmer reveals how world powers are rapidly turning into gated communities, locked in competition. Who will prevail?

Ian Bremmer is the president and founder of the Eurasia Group, the leading global political risk research and consulting firm. He created Wall Street's first global political risk index (GPRI) and founded the World Economic Forum's Global Agenda Council on Geopolitical Risk. As global research professor at New York University he focuses on global macro political trends and emerging markets. His books include Every Nation for Itself and The End of the Free Market.

An author who is always full of insights -- George Osborne Provocative ... a rising guru * The Economist * One of the preeminent political analysts of our time -- Nouriel Roubini A prodigy in the US global commentariat. Mr Bremmer's rehearsal of the consequences should make us all wise up * Financial Times * Smart and snappy ... provides the most cogent prediction of how the politics of a post-America world will play out * New Statesman *