North American Regionalism

Can We Awaken the Sleeping Giant?

Twenty years after it entered into force, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) remains the only institutional framework for trilateral cooperation among Canada, Mexico, and the United States. And with innovative and highly successful trade blocs emerging around the world, regionalism seems to be a defining tenor of modern international affairs. This thought piece explores North American regionalism—its history, its current context, and its potential moving forward, unpacking the fundamental benefits all three countries will derive through revitalizing their trilateral relationship.

Carlo Dade, and Pamela K. Strarr

Carl Meacham