Eurasia Group
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Political risk consultancy |
| Founded | 1998 |
| Founder | Ian Bremmer |
| Headquarters | New York City , United States |
| Products | Political risk analysis and advisory services |
Eurasia Group is a consultancy specializing in political risk, established in 1998 by Ian Bremmer.
History
Eurasia Group provides analysis across emerging, frontier, and developed economies, with dedicated expertise in geo-technology and the energy sector. The firm’s 2011 "Top Risks report" introduced the widely recognized concept of a G-Zero world, emphasizing the lack of dominant global leadership—a notion that gained attention at the World Economic Forum in Davos and extensive international media coverage. In 2020, the company’s risk evaluations were heavily influenced by American political developments and were subsequently revised in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In 2017, Eurasia Group ventured into media through the creation of GZERO Media, which produces digital programming alongside the US public television series GZERO World with Ian Bremmer.
On January 3, 2023, Ian Bremmer shared Eurasia Group’s forecast of principal global risks for 2023 on Bloomberg. Their 2024 analysis, co-written by Bremmer and Cliff Kupchan and featured in Time, outlined significant challenges such as domestic issues within the US, instability in the Middle East, potential partitioning of Ukraine, unregulated AI development, alliances among rogue states, a sluggish recovery in China, competition for critical minerals, narrow margins for error, the resurgence of El Niño, and volatile geopolitical conditions. The report also highlighted possible distractions including US-China tensions, rising European populism, and frictions between BRICS and G7 nations.
Partnerships
In 2005, Eurasia Group expanded its capabilities by acquiring Intellibridge, a political risk advisory firm founded in 1999 by David Rothkopf. Two years later, in 2007, Citi Private Bank formed a partnership with Eurasia Group to offer its global clientele exclusive access to Eurasia’s political risk insights. Marking its collaboration with NYSE Euronext, Eurasia Group participated in ringing the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange on March 18, 2009.
By 2011, Bank of America had enabled approximately 20,000 advisors from Merrill Lynch and US Trust to utilize Eurasia's worldwide research through a formal partnership. In 2015, Eurasia Group joined forces with Nikko Asset Management to incorporate political risk evaluations into emerging market investment portfolios—reported as a pioneering alliance between a consultancy and an asset management firm. Later partnerships include collaborations with KPMG International in 2017 and BMO in 2023.
Members
The leadership and advisory boards at Eurasia Group include former global political figures such as Catherine Ashton, John Baird, Sigmar Gabriel, Marietje Schaake, and Gerald Butts.
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