What the war in Ukraine means for the global order | Ian Bremmer

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🗓️ 11 March 2022

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Russia's invasion of Ukraine has created previously unthinkable changes in geopolitics, seemingly overnight. In this vital conversation, political analyst Ian Bremmer takes a closer look at the global implications of the war, including NATO's and the EU's renewed sense of purpose, the spiral of escalation, energy politics and the significant, potentially permanent shifts in the world order. (This talk and conversation, hosted by TED global curator Bruno Giussani, was part of a TED Membership event on March 10, 2022. Visit ted.com/membership to become a TED Member.)

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0:00.0	Hey, it's Elise Hugh. You're listening to TED Talks Daily.
0:07.5	Russia's invasion of Ukraine has already led to previously unthinkable changes in geopolitics, seemingly overnight.
0:15.0	On today's show, geopolitical analyst Ian Bremmer assesses the greatest risks ahead,
0:22.5	discusses what this conflict means globally, and helps us understand the lasting changes that could come about. His insights are from
0:27.5	a TED membership conversation with Ted's global curator Bruno Jasani, with questions also coming
0:32.7	in from the digital audience. It's difficult to think clearly of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Because
0:41.2	wars while they unfold, they're kind of shrouded in a sort of fog. Information is abundant,
0:47.3	the millions of refugees, the shocking suffering and the destruction, the politics, but sense is lacking.
0:55.0	And there's going to be the focus of this membership conversation as we enter the third week of the war.
1:02.0	We won't talk about the events of the day, but to try to project a longer arc, a broader context.
1:08.0	Our guest is geopolitical analyst Ian Bremer. He's the founder of president of Eurasia
1:12.9	group, and we asked him to lay the scene by talking first about the geopolitical shifts that have already
1:18.3	been brought by the war in Ukraine. And after, we're going to have a conversation, including
1:23.9	questions from TED members who are participating in this call.
1:28.3	Ian, welcome.
1:29.3	Thank you very much.
1:30.3	I'll start by saying that in my lifetime, the most important geopolitical artifact is the fall of the Berlin Wall.
1:43.3	I mean, you see it if you go into the new NATO headquarters in Brussels,
1:48.0	just built a few years ago,
1:49.8	and anyone that has a piece, something they're very proud of.
1:53.2	They know it affected their entire life.
1:54.5	I think that in 30 years' time, and I fear that in 30 years' time,
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