The Top Political Risks of 2019

The Brian Lehrer Show | Jan 9, 2019

Ian Bremmer, president of Eurasia Group and Gzero Media, host of the new public television weekly show, Gzero World, and the author of Us vs. Them: The Failure of Globalism, previews the top political risks ahead for 2019. Plus a conversation about the latest international news and the evolving role of the U.S. in global affairs.

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