North America 2.0: Forging a Continental Future
Wilson Center
The Wilson Center's Mexico and Canada Institutes, Harvard's Belfer Center, the Aspen Institute Mexico and other partner organizations are pleased to launch our first round of working papers from the project, "North America 2.0: Forging a Continental Future." The project aims to strengthen continental cooperation by creating research, analysis, dialogue and policy proposals. Scroll below to explore and download our first round of North America 2.0 policy papers.

Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Resilience in North America
By Luisa Parraguez-Kobek, Paul Stockton & Gaétan Houle

Partners in North American Defense: Perspectives of Three Previous Commanders
By General (Ret’d) Victor E. Renuart, General (Ret’d) Thomas J Lawson & Admiral (ret.) Carlos Ortega Muñiz
About the Authors

Fernando León García

Sergio Alcocer

Taylor Eighmy
Santa J. Ono

Chappell Lawson
Associate Professor of Political Science at MIT, Director of the MIT International Science and Technology Initiatives
Jennifer Fox
Jorge Tello

Luisa Parraguez-Kobek

Paul Stockton
Gaétan Houle

General (Ret’d) Victor E. Renuart

General (Ret’d) Thomas J Lawson
Admiral (ret.) Carlos Ortega Muñiz

Andrew Selee
President, Migration Policy Institute

Carlos Heredia
Associate Professor, Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas (CIDE)

Earl Anthony Wayne
Former Career Ambassador to Afghanistan, Argentina, and Mexico

Eric Miller
President, Rideau Potomac Strategy Group
Alfonso López de la Osa Escribano
Inu Manak

Agustín Escobar Latapí
Professor, CIESAS Occidente; Director, Jornaleros en la Agricultura Mexicana de Exportación
Claudia Masferrer
Víctor M. García-Guerrero
Daniela Stevens

Mariana Sánchez Ramírez

Juliette Kayyem
Faculty Director of Homeland Security Project, Belfer Senior Lecturer in International Security, Harvard Kennedy School; Former Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for Intergovernmental Affairs
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
Bound by common geopolitical interests and strong economic and cultural ties, Canada and the United States enjoy the world's most successful bilateral relationship. The Wilson Center's Canada Institute is the only public policy forum in the world dedicated to the full spectrum of Canada-U.S. issues. The Canada Institute is a global leader for policymakers, academics and business leaders to engage in non-partisan, informed dialogue about the current and future state of the relationship. Read more