Evan Fazio's blog Former Council Senior Fellow on the Global Economy Phil Levy explains what NAFTA is, what the goals of the renegotiation might be, and how the renegotiation process is likely to play out. "NAFTA is the North American Free Trade ...
Is marijuana legal or illegal – can it be both? The legal marijuana industry is poised to add more than a quarter of a million jobs to the economy by 2020. Cost savings from legalization could be over $7.7 billion and tax revenue could range from $2.4 to ...
mh_allies-us_870x480.jpg John Cookson's blog mh_allies-us_870x480.jpg It’s difficult to say how close we came to war with North Korea in the last couple of weeks. At times, the possibility of war felt too close for comfort. President Trump spoke of ...
East Asia is an increasingly dangerous place, with tensions high on the Korean Peninsula, a more assertive China, territorial disputes, and questions about the future role of the United States. These developments present critical challenges for Japanese f ...
Executive Summary The leisure and hospitality sector is a crucial part of the Midwest economy. Its vitality increasingly depends on immigrant workers and entrepreneurs, as US-born workers—with increasingly higher levels of education and shifting professio ...
https://www.thechicagocouncil.org/sites/default/files/nafta_renegotiation_interactive.jpg Global Economy North America 0Research Alexander Hitch August 15, 2017 0 ...
mh_putin-lavrov-fix_870x480.jpg Kim Heys's blog mh_putin-lavrov-fix_870x480.jpg We’ve heard quite a lot about Nazis in recent weeks-- and rightly looked to our elected leaders to make clear that there is no room for the Nazi-saluting and flag-wavin ...
Cohosted by Chatham House, The Royal Institute of International Affairs, London The United States and European Union face many of the same challenges today: they must maintain economic growth in the face of global competition, harness and manage rapid tec ...
https://www.forbes.com/sites/phillevy/2017/08/30/president-trumps-failed-deal-ma... August 30, 2017 ForbesGlobal Economy, North AmericaGlobal EconomyNorth America ...
Human trafficking is a $150 billion dollar industry, and is the fastest growing criminal enterprise globally. While a global concern, the epidemic is close to home as O’Hare is the world's fourth-busiest airport, and Chicago currently ranks third in ...
