A North America-European Union Free Trade Agreement?
A North America-European Union Free Trade Agreement? The role of Canada and Mexico as the U.S. and E.U. negotiate the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
As the United States and the European Union begin the negotiation of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, please join us for a conference to examine the challenges and opportunities of including Canada and Mexico in the agreement.
Since the implementation of NAFTA, the United States, Mexico and Canada have developed deep economic ties and an integrated manufacturing platform. Given these bonds, the negotiation between the U.S and Europe of what would be the largest free trade area in the world is surely of profound consequence to each of the countries of North America. At this event, experts will explore ways in which the three countries of North America could work together with Europe to create a mutually beneficial agreement, as well as some of the challenges of incorporating additional parties in the negotiations.
Event Sponsors
Speakers
Professor and Jean Monnet Chair ad personam, School of International Service, American University
Former Director, Program on America and the Global Economy, Woodrow Wilson Center
Associate Professor of Political Science at the Universite Laval
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Mexico Institute
The Mexico Institute seeks to improve understanding, communication, and cooperation between Mexico and the United States by promoting original research, encouraging public discussion, and proposing policy options for enhancing the bilateral relationship. A binational Advisory Board, chaired by Luis Téllez and Earl Anthony Wayne, oversees the work of the Mexico Institute. Read more
Canada Institute
The mission of the Wilson Center's Canada Institute is to raise the level of knowledge of Canada in the United States, particularly within the Washington, DC policy community. Research projects, initiatives, podcasts, and publications cover contemporary Canada, US-Canadian relations, North American political economy, and Canada's global role as it intersects with US national interests. Read more
Global Europe Program
The Global Europe Program is focused on Europe’s capabilities, and how it engages on critical global issues. We investigate European approaches to critical global issues. We examine Europe’s relations with Russia and Eurasia, China and the Indo-Pacific, the Middle East and Africa. Our initiatives include “Ukraine in Europe”—an examination of what it will take to make Ukraine’s European future a reality. But we also examine the role of NATO, the European Union and the OSCE, Europe’s energy security, transatlantic trade disputes, and challenges to democracy. The Global Europe Program’s staff, scholars-in-residence, and Global Fellows participate in seminars, policy study groups, and international conferences to provide analytical recommendations to policy makers and the media. Read more