What Freakonomics does for understanding the economy, The J Curve does for better understanding how nations behave. Bremmer's tour of the nations of the world -- our friends, our foes, and others in between -- shows us how to see the world fresh, get rid of shopworn attitudes, and discover a new and useful way of thinking.
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"For those who are looking for new ideas, concepts, and theories to develop a 21st-century understanding of our 21st-century global experience, Ian Bremmer's "The J Curve" is quintessential reading."
-- Daniel Burstein, coauthor of "Big Dragon" and "Road Warriors"
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Ian Bremmer is president of Eurasia Group, the world's largest political risk consultancy. He has written for the Financial Times, the Harvard Business Review, The Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and The New York Times, and has authored or edited five books. He is a columnist for Slate, a contributing editor at The National Interest, and a political commentator on CNN, Fox News, and CNBC. He lives in New York City and teaches at Columbia University.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
By Carole S.
Format:Hardcover
This is a fascinating book for anyone who is interested in foreign policy and international affairs.
It's not only for policymakers but also for curious people who care about the present world that face so many questions about Iran's nuclear ambitions, the Middle East crisis, the Islamic terrorism, the U.S. foreign policy and a few others conflicts.
It's a new way that allows us to reconsider the flow of information throughout the newspapers, the news, etc; and to be vigilant.
The author - Ian Bremmer, one of the most brilliant global political risk experts - offers up an interesting tour of the historical, economic, social and political situation of different countries.
Using a simple J curve design to demonstrate a relevant tool for understanding the place these different countries take in the world; and how those affect the "stability" and "openness" of each country.
You can remark that the relationship between openness and stability is not something constant.
States can travel both forward (right) and backwards (left) along this J curve; thereby stability and openness are never secure.
But the good news is that you also can travel in either country along the J curve.
This argument well informed us about all these complexities.
After all, is there any place in the world which is really stable?
It's worth reading this book; it'll really change your view on how the world works.
It's not only for policymakers but also for curious people who care about the present world that face so many questions about Iran's nuclear ambitions, the Middle East crisis, the Islamic terrorism, the U.S. foreign policy and a few others conflicts.
It's a new way that allows us to reconsider the flow of information throughout the newspapers, the news, etc; and to be vigilant.
The author - Ian Bremmer, one of the most brilliant global political risk experts - offers up an interesting tour of the historical, economic, social and political situation of different countries.
Using a simple J curve design to demonstrate a relevant tool for understanding the place these different countries take in the world; and how those affect the "stability" and "openness" of each country.
You can remark that the relationship between openness and stability is not something constant.
States can travel both forward (right) and backwards (left) along this J curve; thereby stability and openness are never secure.
But the good news is that you also can travel in either country along the J curve.
This argument well informed us about all these complexities.
After all, is there any place in the world which is really stable?
It's worth reading this book; it'll really change your view on how the world works.
By Rolf Dobelli
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Format:Hardcover
Nation states today are part of a delicate, interconnected global system, so one country's failure can create worldwide instability. While individual countries' problems seem disjointed, author Ian Bremmer provides a unified, overall way of explaining how nations develop in a world of constant change. He uses a "J curve" graph - featuring a center line shaped like a sans-serif J anchored in the upper right corner and tilted like a fishhook - to categorize countries according to their openness and stability. With this analytical system, Bremmer explains how each country flows along the J curve according to its unique history, culture and politics. Because his profiles make the world situation easier to understand, we consider this a major contribution to fostering a comprehensive view of world affairs. This book may not change the world, but it will help more people understand its intricate interconnections and why certain countries act as they do.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By J. Wilson
Format:Paperback
I bought this book as someone completely ignorant as regards International Relations and politics, and found it surprisingly informative and easy to read. Whilst it was tough going in places, Bremmer provided a rigorous yet readable account of the internal politics of various different "example" countries, in a way which I (as a novice) was able to comprehend.
The only reason this drops a star is the section on Iraq, which was obviously written when Saddam Hussein was still in power, even though the book was published after his downfall, which does date it slightly.
Nevertheless, highly recommended to anybody like me who wants to understand a little bit more about how the world ticks!
The only reason this drops a star is the section on Iraq, which was obviously written when Saddam Hussein was still in power, even though the book was published after his downfall, which does date it slightly.
Nevertheless, highly recommended to anybody like me who wants to understand a little bit more about how the world ticks!
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