Global Insight

Pandemic preparedness cannot happen in a vacuum. It must include more than research, vaccine development, and the stockpiling of supplies.

Global cities are the best candidates to form novel transnational political assemblages that can scale up to the level of global challenges.

Our international affairs are still being determined by nation-states, however, the imbalance between cities and nation-states is no longer acceptable.

Both the United States and Germany are seeing evolving economies in their respective "rust belts," formerly robust engines of the industrial era.

For decades, the United States has been the driving force pushing for new rules to govern world trade. What if the other major countries of the world assumed that mantle in our absence? It’s happening.

The product of a three-year effort, the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning's On to 2050 plan stresses big ideas but tells a more modest story.

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

The United States needs to do more to ensure women are equally represented in legislative bodies.

With Wisconsin's labor force projected to shrink as the population ages, immigrants will be a vital part of the state's future economic stability.

As the historical gathering point of people from different origins, cities are a key nexus of immigration policy implementation and innovative experimentation.