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Mujtaba Rahman
Managing Director for Europe at Eurasia Group | Leading Authority on European Political Risk & EU Politics | Former European Commission & UK Treasury Official
Mujtaba (Mij) Rahman is Managing Director for Europe at Eurasia Group and a leading authority on European political risk. A former official at the European Commission and the UK Treasury, he advises business, investors, and governments on the fast-moving politics of Brussels and the EU member states. Regularly quoted in the Financial Times, the Economist, and Bloomberg, he gives leaders a clear read on the forces reshaping Europe.
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Mujtaba Rahman biography
Global affairs speaker Mujtaba “Mij” Rahman is one of the world’s leading authorities on European political risk, and the Managing Director for Europe at Eurasia Group, the world’s leading political-risk research and advisory firm. He helps top decision-makers across business, finance, and government make sense of Europe’s fast-evolving political landscape, decoding the often unpredictable interplay between the EU institutions in Brussels and the member states, and translating it into clear guidance on the issues that matter most.
Rahman leads Eurasia Group’s analysis and advisory work on Europe, covering everything from the transatlantic relationship and Europe’s response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to the Franco-German dynamic, the EU’s handling of nationalist-populist challenges, and the bloc’s drive for economic competitiveness. He also leads the firm’s country analysis on the UK and France. Before joining Eurasia Group, he served as an official at the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs and at the UK Treasury, giving him a rare, insider’s understanding of how European policy is actually made.
Decoding the New European Disorder
A respected academic and commentator, Rahman is a senior visiting fellow at the London School of Economics and an adjunct professor at Sciences Po in Paris, where he teaches political risk to graduate students, and a Council Member of the European Council on Foreign Relations. He is regularly quoted by the Financial Times, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Economist, and Bloomberg, and writes for the Financial Times, The Guardian, and Politico Europe, where his monthly “Beyond the Bubble” column is essential reading. He holds master’s degrees from Columbia University and the London School of Economics.
As a speaker, Mij Rahman is sharp, engaging, and refreshingly clear, taking audiences far beyond the headlines to the strategic dynamics driving European politics and policy. He speaks on the future of the EU and the “new European disorder,” Europe’s response to Russia’s war in Ukraine, transatlantic and US-Europe relations, and the risks and opportunities facing any business or investor operating in and with Europe. Fluent in French, he leaves executives, boards, and policy audiences with practical scenarios and actionable frameworks for navigating a fast-moving and consequential continent.
Mujtaba Rahman Speaking Videos
The US presence in EU has grown. Who's happy about it? | Mij Rahman | Global Stage | GZERO Media
Mujtaba Rahman: After the election - New constellations of power in Europe?
Mujtaba Rahman Keynote Topics
In an era of geopolitical upheaval and economic uncertainty, Mujtaba Rahman offers a deep, insider's read on the forces shaping the European Union and its member states. Drawing on his experience at both the European Commission and Eurasia Group, he unpacks how shocks from the war in Ukraine to energy and fiscal pressures are remaking EU politics, the pivotal Franco-German relationship, the challenge of managing recalcitrant members, and the inter-institutional push and pull in Brussels. Audiences leave with practical scenarios for operating in and with Europe.
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has reshaped Europe more profoundly than any event in a generation. Rahman examines how the war is redefining Europe's security, energy, and defense posture, how it is testing the bloc's unity and resolve, and what it means for the continent's long-term geostrategy and its relationships with the US, NATO, and its neighbors. A clear-eyed, analytical session on one of the defining challenges of our time and its implications for business and policy.
The relationship between the United States and Europe is being tested on trade, defense, technology, and values. Rahman analyzes the evolving transatlantic dynamic, how shifts in US politics ripple across the Atlantic, how Europe is recalibrating its own strategic autonomy, and what it all means for companies and investors on both sides. A balanced, non-partisan look at the most consequential relationship in global affairs, and where it is heading.
For years, businesses could treat European politics as background noise. Not anymore. Rahman shows leaders and investors how to read Europe's fragmenting political landscape, from rising nationalist-populist movements to regulatory competition and shifting fiscal politics, and how to build that risk into their strategy. Drawing on years teaching political risk and advising multinational clients, he gives audiences practical frameworks for turning uncertainty into informed decisions.
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Why Mujtaba Rahman?
Booking Mujtaba Rahman brings audiences one of the sharpest and most authoritative voices on European politics and political risk anywhere. As Managing Director for Europe at Eurasia Group, a former European Commission and UK Treasury official, and a fixture in the Financial Times, the Economist, and Bloomberg, he combines genuine insider experience with the analytical rigor of a leading political-risk expert. He takes audiences far beyond the headlines to the real dynamics driving Brussels and Europe's member states, and delivers it with clarity, balance, and practical relevance. He is ideal for events on global affairs, geopolitics, European politics and policy, and business strategy. To bring Mujtaba Rahman to your next event, contact Aurum Speakers Bureau.
Who is Mujtaba Rahman?
Mujtaba (Mij) Rahman is Managing Director for Europe and co-head of the London office at Eurasia Group, the world's leading political-risk research and advisory firm, where he leads its analysis and advisory work on European politics, macro-policy, and geopolitical risk. Before joining Eurasia Group, he served as an official at the European Commission's Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs and at the UK Treasury. He is a senior visiting fellow at the London School of Economics and an adjunct professor at Sciences Po in Paris, teaching political risk, and a Council Member of the European Council on Foreign Relations. Regularly quoted across the Financial Times, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Economist, and Bloomberg, he writes a monthly column for Politico Europe and holds master's degrees from Columbia University and the London School of Economics.
What is the "new European disorder," and what does European political risk mean?
European political risk refers to how political events and decisions across the EU, from elections and shifting governments to Brussels' relationship with member states, shape the environment for business, investment, and policy. Mujtaba Rahman describes the current moment as a "new European disorder": a period in which overlapping shocks, the war in Ukraine, energy and fiscal pressures, rising nationalist-populist politics, strained transatlantic relations, and intense competition over industrial and regulatory policy, are testing the bloc's unity, cohesion, and global influence. Understanding these forces, and how power shifts between Brussels and national capitals, is essential for any organization operating in or with Europe. Rahman helps leaders decode this fast-moving landscape and turn it into informed strategy.
What topics does global affairs speaker Mujtaba Rahman cover?
Mujtaba Rahman speaks on the future of the EU and the "new European disorder," Europe's response to Russia's war in Ukraine, transatlantic and US-Europe relations, and political risk in Europe and what it means for business and investment. His keynotes suit events on global affairs, geopolitics, European politics and policy, financial markets, and corporate strategy. To book Mujtaba Rahman as a speaker, contact Aurum Speakers Bureau.
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