Tag Archives: Trans-Pacific Partnership

The Missing Links in the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework

OPINION By JUAN CARLOS BAKER Part of an ongoing series from the Wilson Center* A lot has happened in trade matters since the United States withdrew from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TTP) in 2019. The TPP entered into force in December 2018 without the United States but including Mexico and Canada. It was then rebranded as the Comprehensive and Progressive Transpacific Partnership

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Seeking a Revitalized North American Vision

OPINION By COLIN ROBERTSON Part of an ongoing series from the Wilson Center* Like globalization and the rules-based multilateral order, the North American idea risks falling victim to larger geopolitical forces. But even in the absence of energetic political leadership, we can still make progress, by building on existing initiatives, to the mutual benefit of all three nations, Canada, the

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Taiwanese Envoy to Mexico Asks for Overdue Reciprocity

By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS     Ever since Mexico first adopted its now-antiquated One-China policy back in 1972 under then-President Luis Echeverría, the island nation of Taiwan (also known as the Republic of China, or ROC) has been patiently waiting for the Land of the Aztec Pyramids to wake up and recognize the fact that, not only does Mexico have a lot more in common

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Japan Reassures Mexico of Economic Commitment

By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS     In a whirlwind tour of the United States, Argentina, Brazil and Mexico last week, Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono made it clear to his Mexican counterpart, Luis Videgaray, that despite the current stagnation of the trilateral renegotiations of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), his government is committed to maintaining and broadening commercial and economic ties with Mexico. Kono,

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Trump’s TTP Reversal, a Sign of Political Maturity?

By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS     U.S. President Donald J. Trump’s penchant for political reversals is now considered par for the course in his topsy-turvy White House, but his abrupt about-face on Washington’s membership in the multinational trade Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) last week was definitely a doozy. After having lambasted the pact throughout his political campaign, denouncing its potential impact on the U.S.

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