“We need to realize that the economic situation between Mexico and the United States is not just one in which we trade with one another. We make things together. We have shared production platforms. Cross-border trade is part of a single production process, and while apparently the Trump administration will seek to re-examine elements of that production platform, it is what it is and won't be easily dismantled.” NeedsStatesTogetherProcessRealizingUnitedSituationUnited StatesEconomicTrumpElementsCrossesTradeProductionsAdministrationBordersJust OneMexicoPlatformsIt Is What It Is Author:Alan Bersin
“People in our so-called Rust Belt have lost out, and politics and society have not been responsive either in providing the kind of additional support they need or to retrain them for jobs that are being created in the new economy.” PeopleNeedsKindJobsLostSupportEconomyProvidingBeltsRust Author:Alan Bersin
“We have to remember that information sharing is restricted by legal barriers and cultural barriers and by the notion that information is power and therefore should be hoarded so if you share information you can extract something in exchange. In today's digital online world, those who don't share information will be isolated and left behind. We need the data of other countries to connect the dots.” IfsWorldNeedsShouldCountryTodayRememberLeftBehindsShareInformationNotionDataDigitalBarriersOnlineIsolatedOther CountriesLeft BehindDotsCultural BarriersInformation Is PowerInformation Sharing Author:Alan Bersin