Voices of the Next Generation: A Conversation with Ian Bremmer

Monday, November 20, 2006
Speaker
Ian Bremmer
President, Eurasia Group; Author, The J Curve: A New Way to Understand Why Nations Rise and Fall
Presider
David P. Apgar
Contributor, Corporate Executive Board; Author, Risk Intelligence: Learning More to Manage What We Don't Know
Voices of the Next Generation

With the new “Voices of the Next Generation” series, the Council seeks to identify and feature fresh, young voices in the nation’s foreign policy discourse. At the second meeting of the series, Ian Bremmer will discuss the interaction of openness and stability in global and national politics.

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