Ian Bremmer delivered his annual State of the World address on October 21, 2025, in Tokyo. He surveyed the year’s defining geopolitical moments and offered a candid assessment of where we stand and where we’re headed next. Ian spoke at the 2025 GZERO Summit Japan, hosted by Eurasia Group, the world’s leading political risk research and consulting firm. Bremmer is president of Eurasia Group and GZERO Media, a company dedicated to providing intelligent and engaging coverage of international affairs. The speech was streamed live on GZERO’s website and its social media channels.
Ian Bremmer took the stage outlining the major geopolitical developments of 2025 and previewing what lies ahead. In a year defined by a deepening G‑Zero world, Ian discusses global uncertainty driven by the unpredictable and increasingly unreliable United States, the dynamic emerging in US‑China relations, the nascent American “political revolution,” and the “defense first, hedge second” strategies adopted by US allies.
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