24 April 2017 After the most unpredictable and consequential election in recent French history, Emmanuel Macron and Marion Le Pen have advanced to the second round run-off on May 7. Even with the field now reduced to two candidates, however, the nation still faces a stark choice, as the candidates represent distinctly different visions about [...]
As the NAFTA debate heats up, it is good to gather some facts from Pew Research on the important issue of immigration. http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017/03/02/what-we-know-about-illegal-immigration-from-mexico/ http://pewrsr.ch/1NHbYEu
This analysis of the recent events on the Korean peninsula from the Perterson Institute is well worth considering. https://piie.com/blogs/north-korea-witness-transformation/signals-galore-true-meaning-last-week-peninsula?platform=hootsuite
This survey includes an excellent assessment of the achievements and shortcomings of Mexico's ongoing reform program. The report provides also a comprehensive anaysis of how Mexico has become an important actor in the global maunfacturing supply chain. This will be a crucial issue in assessing what is at stake during any NAFTA negotiations. Mexico-2017-OECD-Survey