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​A drone view shows CN MacMillan Yard in Vaughan, near Toronto, after Canadian National Railway (CN) and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) locked out workers following unsuccessful negotiation attempts with a major labor union, in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada August 22, 2024.
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Rail worker lockout could cost billions

Canadian National Railway and Canadian Pacific Kansas City have locked out more than 9,000 of their workers as prolonged contract talks broke down. Late Thursday, Trudeau's government announced it had asked the country's industrial relations board to issue a back-to-work order, which is expected within a few days.

Railway cars crowd the CN Rail freight depot in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada on Aug. 19, 2024.
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Blame Canada! Rail strike impact will ripple across North America

Canada’s two largest rail companies have halted rail shipments after failing to reach an agreement with the union representing their employees.

Climate change is "wreaking havoc" on supply chains
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Climate change is "wreaking havoc" on supply chains

Climate change is disrupting industries around the world, and that has a major impact on global trade. On GZERO World with Ian Bremmer, WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala lays out the case for diversifying and decentralizing production around the world to build resiliency and reduce risk in global supply chains.

World trade at risk without globalization, warns WTO chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
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World trade at risk without globalization, warns WTO chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

The WTO is the referee of global trade, a place for countries to negotiate agreements and resolve disputes. But it’s also received criticism for being too slow to adapt to the modern economy and for favoring wealthy nations over countries in the Global South. Ian Bremmer sits down with WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, who’s been pushing members to recommit to the principles of globalization and invest in developing economies.

Podcast: Calling for the "reglobalization" of trade: WTO chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
GZERO World with Ian Bremmer Podcast

Podcast: Calling for the "reglobalization" of trade: WTO chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

Listen: Ian Bremmer sits down with World Trade Organization Director General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the first woman and first person from Africa to lead the organization, for a conversation about the good, the bad, and the future of global trade on the GZERO World podcast.

Ian Explains: What is the World Trade Organization?
Ian Explains

Ian Explains: What is the World Trade Organization?

You probably don’t spend a ton of time thinking about the World Trade Organization (WTO), but it has a huge role in almost every aspect of your daily life—from your morning Brazil-roasted coffee to the Chinese-made smartphone you’re probably using to watch this video.

COVID protests spread in China
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COVID protests spread in China

Ian Bremmer's Quick Take: All across China, demonstrations of the sort that we have certainly not seen under Xi Jinping's rule - about COVID, about zero COVID, and the loss of liberties that Chinese citizens have faced, but also increasingly moving towards demands for free speech and open media, and even Xi Jinping's removal.

Chinese workers load a van with parcels, most of which are from online shopping, at a distribution center in Shanghai.
Closing the Gap

Hard Numbers: Global packaging boom, livestreamed peaches, the art of 1s and 0s, e-commerce’s share of the pie

Ask An Economist: How to lower inflation
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Ask An Economist: How to lower inflation

US inflation is now at a 40-year high. So, what are we going to do about it? That depends on where you think the problem is coming from, American economist and University of Chicago professor Austan Goolsbee says on GZERO World with Ian Bremmer.

Grain ship finally departs Odesa, EU cash to Ukraine, monkeypox spreads in Brazil, BoE mulls big rate hike
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Hard Numbers: Grain ship finally departs Odesa, EU cash to Ukraine, monkeypox spreads in Brazil, BoE mulls big rate hike