Distinguished Fellow Richard Longworth examines two books that highlight the role of cities in global affairs, and how Midwest cities may leverage global partnerships.

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.

Cohort, 2014, Industry, Advocacy & International Development, Sector, Non-profit, Amy Maglio is the founder and executive director of Women’s Global Education Project (WGEP), an organization recognized for its innovative women's empowerment approach by the Obama Foundation, IBM, and the UN Girl...

Cohort, 2015, Industry, Business & Consulting, Sector, Private Sector, Linhard Stepf, a 10-plus-year veteran in foreign direct investments and economic development marketing, is currently the vice president of VISTRA. Previously, he was president of FrankfurtRhineMain Corp., where his responsibil...

Cohort, 2018, Industry, Banking & Finance, Sector, Private Sector, Rodrigo Garcia was previously the chief investment officer and chief financial officer for the Illinois State Treasury under State Treasurer Michael Frerichs. In this executive post, Garcia directed the treasury’s combined $25 b...

Cohort, 2022, Industry, Business & Consulting, Sector, Private Sector, Tanya Jeong leads employee engagement and giving for AbbVie, a biopharmaceutical company located in northern Chicago. In this role, she spearheads volunteerism, giving, and assistance programs for the company. Jeong launched A...

Our international affairs are still being determined by nation-states, however, the imbalance between cities and nation-states is no longer acceptable.

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