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mh_automation-robot-manufacturing-assembly-line_870x480.jpg Evan Fazio's blog Globalism, it seems, has become a dirty word. The term is hurled in some corners as an insult—as a euphemism for unchecked immigration and forfeited national sovereignty. I ...


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http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/15/opinions/decreasing-crime-starts-with-education-nu... Michael A. Nutter January 16, 2017 CNNGlobal Cities, North America, Latin AmericaGlobal CitiesNorth America, Latin America Michael A. Nutter ...


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http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-nuclear-war-trump-missi... Richard C. Longworth January 17, 2017 Chicago TribuneGlobal Security, Global Energy, North America, Policy & PoliticsGlobal Security, Global Energy, Policy & Polit ...



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Evan Fazio's blog International trade was a centerpiece of President Trump’s campaign, and he’s already signed an order to pull the United States out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership. With NAFTA in Trump’s sights, Council expert Phil Levy and Gary Cl ...


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hp_twr-populim-power_560x320.jpg Kim Heys's blog On both sides of the Atlantic, we have entered a new and uncertain era – one of nationalism and populism in power. In Donald Trump's inaugural address last week, we heard an unequivocal call for t ...


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Kim Heys's blog Globe and Mail columnist Sarah Kendzior joined an expert panel at the Council on January 19 to discuss media and democracy in a post-truth era. We asked her for the best and worst case scenarios on how the media landscape may evolve—w ...


Events

Democracy’s “third wave”—the spectacular blossoming of open political systems after the Cold War—is receding. In Asia, Europe, and the Middle East, major democracies are now backsliding toward authoritarianism. And in the West populist candidates proposin ...


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What is next for the American Dream? A shrinking middle class and entrenched political polarization have called into question America’s status as the world’s land of opportunity. Tyler Cowen argues that a populace once driven by its relentless vision and ...