Ian Bremmer's Quick Take: Hi everybody, Ian Bremmer here. And Volodymyr Zelensky, President of Ukraine has been named TIME Person of the Year. This, of course, is an award that is meant to be the most notable, the most newsworthy, the person that matters the most on the global stage. Not always somebody you like, not always someone you love and respect, but this time around, TIME Magazine clearly had one front running choice and made it and made it well.

I have to admit that Zelensky has not only done an extraordinary job for his 44 million people, but has also lit an imagination and inspired people that support democracy, sovereignty, independence, and the right to basic human rights for people all over the world.