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Welcome to the Wilson Center's NAFTA/USMCA Resource Page. The Mexico Institute and the Canada Institute will provide up-to-date coverage as the USMCA ratification process progresses. We invite you to check back frequently for updates to this resource.       

USMCA: So Near, or Just Too Far?

A big push is under way to achieve U.S. approval for the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), the new NAFTA, but important gaps remain between the parties. The most…
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Trade and Development

Earl Anthony Wayne on Workforce Central Podcast: Trade, The Workforce, and The Economy - Part 2

Time to Seal the Deal on USMCA

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Infographic: Mexico's New Labor Reform

Infographic | USMCA: De Minimis and Financial Services Provisions

Infographic | USMCA: Dairy Market Access

Infographic | USMCA Chapter 20: Intellectual Property

Between Free Trade and 'America First': Analyzing the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement

The New NAFTA: Congratulations in Order, More Dealmaking Ahead

Duncan Wood in The San Diego Union-Tribune | New NAFTA Deal Looks Good for U.S. Energy Companies in Mexico, Policy Analyst Says

NAFTA 2.0 End Game Briefer

Christopher Wilson in The New York Times: Canada and U.S. Meet as Trump Moves Ahead with Mexico Trade Deal

Earl Anthony Wayne on CNBC: If US Trade Rep Forces Prime Minister into a 'Bad Deal for Canada,' He Won't Do It

Down the Stretch They Come: Nations Must Push to Finish NAFTA Deal

Canada-Mexico Relations: A Lifeboat in Turbulent Trade Waters

Continúa reuniones de trabajo la delegación mexicana en Washington, D.C.

Do-or-Die Time for NAFTA Negotiators

It's Do-or-Die Time for NAFTA Negotiators

Trump, Trudeau, and Peña Nieto Cannot Let NAFTA Fail

NAFTA on More Solid Footing, Despite the Drama

Severing NAFTA Ties Harms Much More Than Trade

Earl Anthony Wayne on U.S.-Mexico Relations with C-SPAN Washington Journal

Canada’s Opposition Leader Discusses NAFTA

Defense — and Offense — Win Trade Championships

Other NAFTA Resources

Closing Statement of USTR Robert Lighthizer at the Sixth Round of NAFTA Renegotiations

NAFTA and European Investors: Impacts across the Atlantic

Yes, NAFTA is Good for My Children | Patrick J. Ottensmeyer in The Wall Street Journal

The Art of the (NAFTA) Deal, Round Five

Avoid Chaos: Negotiate a Modern NAFTA

Trilateral Statement on the 5th Round of NAFTA Negotiations in Mexico City

Time for Mexico to Take its Destiny into its Own Hands

“Building a Partnership with Mexico: Texas and NAFTA”: Ambassador Earl Anthony Wayne’s presentation to Southern Methodist University (SMU) on October 17, 2017 in Dallas, Texas

Canada-U.S. Regulatory Cooperation and Food Safety

NAFTA Round 3: Two Negotiations, But One is Running off the Rails

Concluye visita de trabajo del Secretario de Economía a Washington, D.C., con reuniones con legisladores de ambas Cámaras y Partidos

Secretary Ross and the Commerce Department Wrongly Conclude NAFTA Rules are Bad for the United States

Duncan Wood in The New Yorker | How Mexico Deals with Trump

Trilateral Statement on the Conclusion of the Third Round of NAFTA Negotiations

NAFTA Talks Round 2: First Steps Down a Hard Road

Risk and Reward: Food Safety and NAFTA 2.0

Duncan Wood in Foreign Policy: As NAFTA Talks Restart, Canada and Mexico are Unfazed by Trump's Threats

11 NAFTA Takeaways from the Canada Institute Newsletter

Se celebra en México la Segunda Ronda de Negociaciones para la Modernización del TLCAN

A NAFTA Update for the Border Region

Duncan Wood on CNN: El sector privado impulsa convegencias entre los países del TLCAN

Declaración Trilateral sobre la conclusión de la Primera Ronda de Negociaciones del Tratado de Libre Comercio de América del Norte

Five Takeaways for Canada from the U.S. NAFTA Mandate

NAFTA: Negotiating without Naivety

Participación del Secretario de Economía, Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal en la Conferencia de Prensa Trilateral

Why Renegotiating NAFTA Will Expand Economic Growth

U.S. Summary of Objectives for the NAFTA Renegotiation

Concluye Cuarta Ronda de Negociaciones para la Modernización del TLCAN

What do NAFTA renegotiations mean for the North American energy sector?

The North American Leaders' Summit First Annual Stakeholder Dialogue

Earl Anthony Wayne on Workforce Central Podcast: Trade, The Workforce, and The Economy - Part 1

Supporting Prosperity and Competitiveness by Approving the New USMCA

Knowledge Gaps Create Opportunity for Mischief Among U.S. Legislators as USMCA Ratification Stalls

Infographic | USMCA Intellectual Property

Infographic | USMCA Chapter 23: Labor

Laura Dawson in the Washington Post | Trump calls USMCA ‘a groundbreaking achievement.’ But tariffs have turned ties with Canada cold

Infographic | The USMCA

New NAFTA Will End the Tyranny of Uncertainty if Approved

Duncan Wood in Quartz | This is What Free Trade Looks Like Under Trump

U.S.-Mexico Deal Means Very Little Without Canada

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Christopher Wilson in Dallas Morning News | The Best Thing About Trump's Trade Deal: 'We Didn't Blow It All Up'

Earl Anthony Wayne on Hill TV: Trump Announces a New Trade Deal with Mexico

The Grinding Gears of North America

U.S. Auto Proposals Pose Big Challenge for NAFTA Talks

Continúan los trabajos de renegociación del TLCAN en Washington, D.C.

Arizona Needs to Pay Close Attention to NAFTA Negotiations

Texas Needs a Modernized NAFTA Now

Address by the Minister of Foreign Affairs at Round Seven of Negotiations on the Modernization of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

Urgently Needing NAFTA Breakthroughs Now

Pacific Nations Leave the U.S. in the Rear-View Mirror on Trade

Duncan Wood on El Financiero TV | Trump expone la vulnerabilidad de la economía de EU ante negociadores de TLCAN

'The Economic Relationship Between the United States, Canada, and Mexico': Earl Anthony Wayne Testifies before the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

A World without NAFTA?

A Critical Juncture: Public Opinion and U.S.-Mexico Relations

Mexico in 2018

NAFTA to Remain on U.S. Naughty List

PODCAST | The Fallout from NAFTA

Trilateral Statement on the Conclusion of the Fifth Round of NAFTA Negotiations

NAFTA November Update: Canada is Playing the Waiting Game

PODCAST | The Origins of NAFTA (Trade Month)

Infographic | Americans' Opinion of NAFTA

Trilateral Statement on the Conclusion of the Fourth Round of NAFTA Negotiations

The Risks of Ending NAFTA

Postura de México al concluir la Quinta Ronda de Modernización del TLCAN

Infographic | NAFTA Renegotiation at the Outset of Round 4

USTR Lighthizer Welcomes Start of NAFTA Round 4, Announces New Developments

The NAFTA Negotiations: A Mexican Perspective

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The NAFTA Negotiations: A Mexican Perspective

By: Luz María De La Mora

North America Energy Forum 2017

Christopher Wilson in Rio Grande Guardian: U.S. has diverse, if not conflicting goals, with NAFTA renegotiations

Duncan Wood in Dallas Morning News | As U.S., Mexico talk tougher on NAFTA, worries grow in Texas

Duncan Wood in El Universal: "México tiene un apoyo enorme en EU por TLCAN"

¿Cómo introducir medidas anticorrupción en el TLCAN?

The Sprint to Revise NAFTA Has Millions of Jobs on the Line

Protecting Mexico's Energy Reforms

Mexico and the NAFTA Negotiations

Learning from the Experience of NAFTA Labor and Environmental Governance

Christopher Wilson in Politico: Why Trump needs a NAFTA win that Mexico can tweet about, too

“Building a partnership with Mexico”: Ambassador Earl Anthony Wayne’s presentation to the U.S. – Mexico Border Mayors Association – Binational Summit on July 27, 2017

The Reality of the U.S.-Canada Trade Dispute

Many of Trump's NAFTA goals aren't new — they're from the TPP

Declaración trilateral sobre la Conclusión de la Cuarta Ronda de Negociaciones del TLCAN

U.S. Trade War with Canada?

Trump to Announce Plans for Renegotiation of NAFTA: Five Ways to Improve the Agreement

Declaración Trilateral sobre la Conclusión de la Tercera Ronda de Negociaciones del TLCAN

Democrats' Clashes with Trump Must Not Imperil Trade with Mexico and Canada

Mexico, the Leading U.S. Trade Partner, Seeks to Fortify Relations

More Than Neighbors: U.S.-Mexico Trade

Get USMCA Done to Preserve Over 30 Years of Prosperity

North America’s New Free Trade Agreement: Impacts on the North American Auto Sector

Infographic | USMCA: Value Content and Wage Provisions

Infographic | USMCA: Rules of Origin and Origin Procedures

Life After NAFTA: Unpacking the USMCA

Canada’s Trade Negotiators Took the Best Deal Available

Christopher Wilson in The New York Times | Mexico's New Leader, Once a NAFTA Foe, Welcomes New Deal

Nine Million Reasons to Get a Trade Deal Done with Canada

The U.S.-Mexico Trade Deal: Is This the End of NAFTA?

Duncan Wood in Dallas Morning News: Trade Deal Lets Mexico Ease Trump, Border Uncertainties - or Does It?

Reaction from Mexico Institute Experts on U.S.-Mexico Trade Agreement

Rhetoric Meets Reality at the U.S.-Mexico Border: Immigration and NAFTA in a New Era of Bilateral Relations

Concluye la Séptima Ronda de Negociaciones para la Modernización del TLCAN

Assuring Energy Security with a Modern NAFTA

NAFTA April Update: Spring Fever or Fools Rush in?

New Polling Data from Mexico: Does Positive Opinion of the U.S. Depend on Progress in NAFTA Talks?

MAKING A GOOD THING BETTER: Finishing what was Started and Leveraging NAFTA to Advance Canada-U.S. Regulatory Cooperation

What Do Mexicans Think of NAFTA and the United States? New Polling Partnership with Buendía & Laredo

The National Security Implications of Withdrawing from NAFTA: Earl Anthony Wayne participates in Heritage Foundation event

Statement of USTR Robert Lighthizer at the Closing of the Seventh Round of NAFTA Renegotiations

Potential Costs of Withdrawing from NAFTA: Presentation by E. Anthony Wayne

Decisions on Trio of Trade Partners Loom Large for United States in 2018

Concluye la Sexta Ronda de Negociaciones para la Modernización del TLCAN

It's in America's National Interest to Stay in NAFTA

North American Competitiveness and the Future of the NAFTA

PODCAST | NAFTA Renegotiation Process

USTR Lighthizer Statement on the Conclusion of the 5th Round of NAFTA Renegotiations

PODCAST | Winners and Losers of NAFTA (Trade Month)

Ditching NAFTA Not in America's Best Interests

Why Mess with the U.S. Auto Industry's Success?

Closing Statement of USTR Robert Lighthizer at the Fourth Round of NAFTA Renegotiations

Fighting Organized Crime Endangered by NAFTA Hardball

Infographic | NAFTA: 3 Challenges Mexico Faces in the Renegotiation

Declaración Trilateral sobre la Conclusión de la Quinta Ronda de Negociaciones del TLCAN

Christopher Wilson in The Washington Post | Trump Twitter Bombs and a Negotiating Standoff: How NAFTA Talks Could Fail

Infographic | Mexico's Priorities for NAFTA's Renegotiation

New Article By Advisory Board Member Carlos Heredia | How to Improve NAFTA

Renegotiating NAFTA Round Two

Duncan Wood in The Washington Post: As NAFTA Talks Resume, Mexicans Say Trump is Wrong to Focus on the Deficit

Trilateral Statement on the Conclusion of the Second Round of NAFTA Negotiations

Declaración Trilateral sobre la Conclusión de la Segunda Ronda de Negociaciones del TLCAN

“Tackling North America’s Workforce Challenges”: Ambassador Earl Anthony Wayne’s presentation to NASCO and Dallas County Community College District – Workforce Forum on August 31, 2017 in Dallas, Texas

Duncan Wood on Imagen Radio: Congreso de EEUU debe ser consultado en renegociación del TLCAN

Trilateral Statement on the Conclusion of NAFTA Round One

Renegotiating NAFTA: The View From Canada

Christopher Wilson in Quartz: Here's a way the US could get a better deal out of NAFTA without changing it

Christopher Wilson in Bloomberg: A NAFTA Win for Trump May Rest on Helping Mexican Workers Get a Raise

Trump Hates NAFTA, But It Has Made Florida a Jobs Winner

Building Together or Falling Apart: Canada’s Premiers Come to DC to Talk about Future Prospects for North American Trade

Mexico Summary of Objectives for the NAFTA Renegotiation

Address by Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister on the Modernization of NAFTA

An Opportunity to Build the Future of North America

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