Ian Bremmer: U.S. ending "own global order"

""The United States is itself unwinding its own global order," says Bremmer, also president and founder of GZERO Media. "The world's most powerful country is in the throes of a political revolution. In our lifetimes, we have never witnessed an American president so committed to and so capable of changing the political system and, accordingly, the United States' role in the world." Other risks: The report says Europe's center is faltering ... water is being weaponized as a resource for countries and businesses ... and U.S. attacks on clean energy endanger the nation's AI lead, giving China a potential advantage in post-carbon energy production."

"The rest of the Top 10: 2. Overpowered (electric stack) ... 3. Donroe Doctrine ... 4. Europe under siege ... 5. Russia's second front (hybrid war between Russia and NATO) ... 6. State capitalism with American characteristics ("the most economically interventionist administration since the New Deal"). 7. China's deflation trap ... 8. AI eats its users ... 9. Zombie USMCA (U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement) ... and 10. The water weapon (a tool for non-state actors exploiting state weakness. What was a humanitarian crisis is becoming a national security threat)."

2026 is presented as a geopolitical tipping point marked by multiple converging risks. The United States is undergoing a political revolution that is reshaping its global role and unwinding postwar order. Europe faces internal fragility while Russia threatens a hybrid second front against NATO. Economic models pivot toward state capitalism and intervention, and China's deflationary pressures present economic risk. AI growth offers unprecedented opportunity and danger amid minimal governance, aligning with energy and industrial competition. Water is becoming weaponized by states and non-state actors, turning humanitarian crises into national security threats and compounding regional instability.

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