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NAFTA Pronouncements and Reality

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Global Insight by Alexander Hitch

To pass legislation and end any uncertainty swirling around the trade pact, NAFTA's new labor chapter may need further tweaking.

US Capitol building
Ajay Parthasarathy
Global Economy

There's a New NAFTA in Town

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Experts Duncan Wood, Laura Dawson, and Phil Levy join Deep Dish to discuss what's in the new NAFTA agreement and its significance on the global economy.

A sign marking the US-Mexico border, with semi trucks driving in the background
Reuters
Global Economy

The Turkish Lira Crisis

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Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Experts Steven Cook and Henri Barkey and economist Phil Levy share their views on the global ramifications of Turkey's economic crisis.

A person holds six hundred Turkish Lira banknotes
Omid Armin
Global Economy

Assessing the Trump economy

In the News
The Washington Post
Daniel W. Drezner

Recent data shows that voters disapprove of the way Trump is handling foreign policy, 58 percent to 38 percent.

President Trump speaks at a rally in Great Falls, Mont., on July 5. Global Economy

CPTPP Countries March Forward in an Uncertain Trade Climate

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Global Insight by Alexander Hitch

The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), is to be signed March 8—one year after the US stepped away from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).

Trade ministers and delegates from the remaining members of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) attend the TPP Ministerial Meeting during the APEC 2017
Reuters
Global Economy

The Importance of Race in Attitudes Toward Trade and Globalization

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Global Insight by Coauthors

Ethnic and racial minorities show greater support for globalization. These results indicate that trade is as much of a psychological and social issue as it is an economic issue.

A person rides a scooter past shipping containers in the Port of Shanghai
Reuters
Global Economy

Chicago has the best weather for Amazon's HQ2. Why? No destructive hurricanes.

In the News
Chicago Tribune
Coauthors

Has Chicago's notorious weather suddenly become its biggest asset? Does the city of wind chill and blizzards actually have the climate that somebody would pay $5 billion for?

Chicago's skyline with snow and gray sky Global Economy

NAFTA talks are a major test for Trump—and they won't be easy

In the News
The Washington Post
Cécile Shea

The Trump administration has begun talks to reform the 23-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement, a negotiation that could boost US business and fulfill one of the president's primary campaign promises — or end up jeopardizing the North American economy.

Screenshot of a video about NAFTA from the Washington Post Global Economy

This Week's Reads: Globalization, Inevitable and Unavoidable

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Global Insight by Ivo H. Daalder

Globalization cannot be stopped, yet we can do a much better job dealing with its consequences by addressing the needs of those most adversely affected.

A man walks in front of shipping containers in Shanghai
Reuters
Global Politics

What Is Currency Manipulation, After All?

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Global Insight by Alexander Hitch

Alexander Hitch explains the difference between manipulating and managing a currency and examines the advantages for China to engage in manipulation.

US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands
Reuters
Global Economy