Report Launch: North American Regionalism: Can we awaken the sleeping giant?
Channel: Center for Strategic & International Studies
Date: 2014-05-07

Featuring a Panel Discussion with:

Carl Meacham
Principal Author, and
Director
CSIS Americas Program

Carlo Dade
Contributing Author, and
Director
Centre on Trade and Investment Policy
Canada West Foundation

Pamela K. Starr
Contributing Author, and
Director
U.S.-Mexico Network
University of Southern California

Followed by a discussion with regional media representatives:

Paul Koring
Correspondent for the Washington Bureau
The Globe and Mail

Jaime Hernandez
Chief Correspondent in Washington
El Universal

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. But North America isn't moving forward in kind, with the administration's pending decision on KeystoneXL and the U.S. Congress's long-delayed immigration reform among the key issues still unresolved. This thought-piece explores North Americanism - its history, its current context, and its potential moving forward, unpacking the fundamental benefits all three countries will derive through revitalizing their trilateral relationship. Join the report's authors and representatives of North American media for a discussion of the future of North Americanism in the changing global context.