Borders vs. Barriers - Executive Summary

With nearly every developed market and most emerging ones projected to grow this year, business leaders’ optimism in the U.S. economy seems to outweigh concerns of any implications that political uncertainty may have on their investment strategy. Threats to globalization have the potential to create real barriers to the flow of people, goods, capital and ideas that companies have relied upon to generate growth. How real are the risks posed by protectionism — and to what extent can they be mitigated in a geopolitically uncertain environment? This report explores these issues for companies that have or are considering a presence in the United States.