A generation ago,the world’s powerhouses propelling the global economy forward, the United States, Europe, and Japan are now struggling just to find their footing. For the first time in seven decades, there is no single power or alliance of powers ready to take on the challenges of global leadership. Ian Bremmer argues thatit is the diverse political and economic values of the G20 that have produced global gridlock.He explains the risk that the world will become a series of gated commu­nities as power is regionalized instead of globalized. As many challenges transcend borders, Every Nation for Itself details where these levers of power can still be found and how to exercise them with international cooperation for the common good.