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Global Cities in 2020 – Ten Trends to Watch

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Global Insight by Ian Klaus

With so much activity around cities in today's world, there is a lot to track. Here are ten trends in 2020 to watch where cities will be particularly influential on the global stage.

A view of the Los Angeles skyline, with silhouettes of palm trees in the foreground.
Sterling Davis
Global Cities

Taiwan's 2020 Elections and the American Public

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Running Numbers by Brendan Helm

The US will be keeping a close eye on the outcome of Taiwan’s upcoming general election, but Americans don't accord the same importance to Taiwan as does the government.

President Tsai Ing-wen and Vice President Chen Chien-jen attend the 2016 inauguration. Public Opinion

EU-Mercosur FTA: The Unheralded Trade Agreement with Big Implications

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Global Insight by Justin Millar

Overshadowed by global trade conflicts, the pending EU-Mercosur trade pact underlines the shifting global trade landscape away from a US-led international trade order.

The flag of the European Union
Markus Spiske
Global Economy

Japanese Public Glad to See GSOMIA Stay In Place

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Running Numbers by Craig Kafura

We explore the tensions between two key US allies in Asia—Japan and South Korea—and what happened in 2019 that led the countries here.

South Korean president Moon Jae-in
Korean Culture & Information Service
Global Politics

Post-Election, Hong Kongers Remain Mistrustful of Police

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Running Numbers by Anqi Pan

Hong Kongers lose faith and trust in the police after a series of violent protests.

People walk outside the police headquarters in Hong Kong
Hans Vivek
US Foreign Policy

Adieu, World Trade Organization

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Running Numbers by Brendan Helm

Despite the Trump Administration’s objections to the WTO, the American public is not so quick to decry this international institution.

The second WTO Ministerial Conference, in Geneva, Switzerland
World Trade Organization
Public Opinion

We Wish You A Merry Explicit DK/NR Response

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Running Numbers by Craig Kafura

Polling on holiday greetings dates back to 2004, when Fox News host Bill O’Reilly launched the "War on Christmas" narrative into American society. But which holiday greetings do Americans prefer?

A variety of holiday greeting cards
Annie Spratt
Public Opinion

Michael H. Moskow on 'American Hero' Paul Volcker

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Global Insight by Michael H. Moskow

The Council's Michael H. Moskow shares his insights on why Paul A. Volcker was critical in breaking the back of inflation in the 1970s and 1980s.

Paul Volcker
Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics
Global Cities

Naughty or Nice: A Guide to Healthy Political Discourse This Holiday Season

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Running Numbers by Jack Benjamin

As the Christmas holidays approach, we review both key and controversial topics in current politics

Christmas Holiday decorations on a wood table Public Opinion

Is A Post-Brexit US-UK Free Trade Agreement Realistic?

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Global Insight by Justin Millar

With an extension on Brexit, we revisit the prospects of a future trade agreement between the United Kingdom and the United States.

People wave small British flags while a crowd of people walks by in the background
Roberto Catarinicchia
Global Economy