Klaus Schwab on the Fourth Industrial Revolution, Globalization, and Equality

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Wait Just a Minute

Klaus Schwab, founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum (WEF), takes a minute to answer questions about the fourth industrial revolution and what it means for globalization and equality.

Klaus Schwab
WEF/Pascal Bitz
Global Economy

Chicago Council To Hold Global Cities Forum

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WBEZ
Ivo H. Daalder

Morning Shift talks with the head of the Council about what’s on tap at the 2019 Pritzker Forum on Global Cities.

Ivo Daalder speaks into a microphone at WBEZ Global Cities

How Do Global Cities Shape the World?

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#AskIvo

In this episode of #AskIvo, Council President Ivo Daalder talks about why cities are critical to understand our future and to solve the shared problems facing humanity.

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Amy Webb on Artificial Intelligence

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Wait Just a Minute

Amy Webb discusses artificial intelligence.

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City Diplomacy on the Rise

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Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Brian Hanson talks with Penny Abeywardena and Henri-Paul Normandin about cities' diplomatic agendas.

Global Cities

China's power is booming. How should the U.S. respond?

In the News
Chicago Tribune
Ivo H. Daalder

The United States and China are becoming strategic rivals. The mounting trade war is but the most visible manifestation of this new reality.

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The Rise and Fall of US Tariffs on Canada

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Bruce Heyman and Phil Levy discuss the week's global political events.

The Canadian and American flags
Patrick Hodskins
Global Politics

Does President Trump Want a War with Iran?

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Michael Singh of the Washington Institute and Ariane Tabatabai of the RAND Corporation explain what's going on between the US and Iran.

President Trump and John Bolton, right.
NATO
Defense and Security

For the Midwest, infrastructure needs go beyond roads and bridges

In the News
The Hill
John Austin

It was a strange reprieve from the ongoing battle between Trump and the Democratic Party when leaders talked amicably about working together on a $2 trillion national infrastructure plan.

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Derek Scissors on China's Economy

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Wait Just a Minute

Economist Derek Scissors joins the Council on this episode of Wait Just a Minute.

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