Mexico’s busy week
Mexico wrapped up the summer with an agenda heavy on the U.S. with the second round of NAFTA negotiation talks, the 5th State of the Union and a trip to China.
Victoria Gaytan
September 7, 2017
The contrasting goals of the Canadian and American governments in the NAFTA negotiations
Focusing on conflict between a liberal Canadian government and the conservative Trump administration is missing the point. Both sides need to get their acts together.
William Naylor
August 24, 2017
The renegotiation of NAFTA can be an opportunity, not a death knell
Yes, there’s the economic illogic of the surplus/deficit evaluation of trade in the Trump administration’s NAFTA objectives. But there’s also a lot of positive language that outweighs it.
William Naylor
July 20, 2017
Fourth of July: Remembering what America is all about
Diplomatic relations are key to achieving major foreign policy and national security goals. This Fourth of July we take a look back at U.S. relations with Latin America.
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July 4, 2017
The Coming Struggle for the Spine of Latin America
This essay analyzes the multiple, simultaneous challenges and electoral processes currently affecting the situation and political-economic orientation of nations comprising the PacificRim, or spine, of Latin America. It examines the likely collapse of the trans-pacific partnership, the uncertain future of the Pacific Alliance, upcoming presidential elections in the next two years in Chile, Ecuador, Colombia, and Mexico, and another phenomenon, to conclude that the combination of these factors produces the possibility for significant change in the political and economic orientation of the region in the coming two years. It argues that such change, in combination with initiatives by the People’s Republic of China
Evan Ellis
March 23, 2017
What would be the effect of the Border Adjustment Tax on NAFTA and the rest of the hemisphere? A red-hot mess.
A lot has been written about the risks of the proposed Border Adjustment Tax to U.S. consumers, on the U.S. budget, and on the appreciation of the dollar. The worse consequence would be on U.S.-Mexico production chains.
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March 9, 2017
Trump begins but America still continues
The enduring strength of U.S. institutions and civil society will mean less the “fundamental transformation” promoted by Trump supporters and more a “heated transition”—though still with uncertain consequences.
John Parisella
January 30, 2017
Is Trump protectionism the global wave of the future?
It’s clear that a new wave of protectionism is likely next. The WTO may be our best hope for avoiding a trade war.
Nicolás Albertoni
January 27, 2017
Trump’s top five Latin America-related promises; what can he do and how fast? NAFTA
In a new series, different authors will look at President Trump’s promises and proposed policies that will affect Latin America and Hispanics: their possibility of being adopted and their impact. First up: re-negotiating NAFTA.
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January 20, 2017
Trump builds walls, Xi builds bridges in LatAm
Latin America is experiencing its worst economic growth — projected to be negative this year – since the lost decade of the 1980s. At this crucial time, the United States is turning its back and stepping backward from Latin America while China takes further steps forward in its economic relations with the region.
Kevin Gallagher
November 18, 2016