At a time of rapid change in the global economy, the basic structure of trade agreements has stayed relatively constant. There are some strong reasons for this: rules stay roughly the same as countries negotiate agreements sequentially around the world, an ...
Event Summary by Richard C. Longworth The developed world remains locked in a “contained depression” bedeviled by the same problem – too much money, not enough productive spending – that started the Great Recession five years ago, Martin Wolf told The Chi ...
Over the past decade, America has been waging a new kind of war against the financial networks of rogue regimes, proliferators, terrorist groups, and criminal syndicates. Juan C. Zarate and his Treasury Department colleagues redefined the Treasury's r ...
Join Chicago Council’s Emerging Leaders L. Heather Mitchell and Christopher Roth for a discussion on their work and emerging global trends in real estate.Young Professionals 0 The Chicago Council on Global Affairs 332 S. Michigan Ave., Suite 1100 Chicago, ...
The United States and Europe share a long history of cooperation on many major transatlantic foreign policy concerns and boast the most integrated economic relationship in the world. As global power and influence moves toward emerging powers and nonstate a ...
.Leadership Circles 0 The Fairmont Chicago 200 N. Columbus Dr. Chicago, IL 60601 United States Monday 06/17/13 Event: 7:30 pm Issues: Global Economy, Policy & Politics. Niall Ferguson ...
The global economy remains fragile. According to the International Monetary Fund, advanced economies continue to pose a serious risk to global recovery. In the euro area, prolonged stagnation looms large, whilst in the United States excessive fiscal consol ...
Summary by Richard C. Longworth Does it really matter who is president of the United States? This was the question that Joseph S. Nye asked a Chicago Council audience Tuesday evening. Would American history be that much different if other persons had occup ...
As the president of the New York Council on Foreign Relations, Richard Haass admits he is “a card-carrying member of the foreign policy establishment.” So he has surprised even himself by writing a book urging the United States to focus less on foreign pol ...
An ongoing debate continues to swirl around the prospects for profitability of alternative energy and green technology. The debate is intensified by a related argument over government support for green and alternative energy investments, which manifested i ...
