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Don't Blame Trade: Low-Skilled Job Losses Will Not Be Solved by Protectionism

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Global Insight by Alexander Hitch

President Trump should tackle the problem of job dislocation broadly by building a larger retraining system in sectors where the US possesses a comparative advantage.

Workers inside an Audi plant in Mexico, with the frame of a car in the foreground
Carlos Aranda
Global Economy

On Immigration and Trade, It's Republican Elites, Not Donald Trump, Who Are Out of Step With Party's Voters

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Washington Post
Coauthors

Dina Smeltz and Craig Kafura discuss public opinion of Republican party's positions on immigration and trade.

Senator Mitch McConnell presents President Donald Trump with a Louisville Slugger bat
Office of Senator Mitch McConnell
Migration

How the 'Trump Effect' Is Taking Hold in Europe Too

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Chicago Tribune
Richard C. Longworth

Richard Longworth examines how the "democratic deficit," in Europe is considered the "Trump effect" in America.

President Donald Trump and VP Mike Pence Global Economy

How Are Some Fragile Cities Tackling Their Worst Problems?

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npr
Robert Muggah

Security researcher Robert Muggah explains how some cities are using new approaches to address these problems.

Global Cities

Rural Nebraska Facing a Bright Outlook

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The Grand Island Independent
Doug Bereuter

In 50 of Nebraska’s most rural counties population growth for people in their 30s and 40s is on the rise.

Ponca Creek, Bristow, Nebraska US Global Economy

Europe: Destined for Conflict

Video Series

The Chicago Council on Global Affairs and Stratfor founder and CEO George Friedman presents a discussion on the emerging crisis in Europe.

Global Economy

Cities in a Global Order

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The World Financial Review
Simon Curtis

Simon Curtis examines the restructuring of the global economy and how it is transforming the world's major cities.

Times Square
James Ting
Global Cities