Tag Archives: Trump and Trade

NAFTA & Mr. Trump-Treaty Withdrawal

Treaty Withdrawal, NAFTA and Trump -CWRU Law Program Sept 2018 This is a longer article that was based on a presentation I made on September 14, 2018, at Case Western Reserve Law School (Cox International Center) entitled “International Law in the Age of Trump”.

NAFTA Options – Includes Canada Walking Away

Here is an op-ed of mine in the Globe and Mail Report on Business 22 August 2017, discussing the options for Canada in response to the aggressive “America First” approach by the Trump Administration to the NAFTA 2.0 negotiations. Canada Without NAFTA-Globe 23 Aug 2017

NAFTA Negotiations – Who’s In Charge In Washington?

Notwithstanding Mr. Trump’s claims that NAFTA is a disaster for the US and his priority to re-negotiate the treaty, things are not moving as planned in Washington for many reasons. I wrote an opinion piece for the Globe and Mail, 11 April 2017, on the subject, which can be viewed here. https://tgam.ca/2nWNCko

Tweaking NAFTA – Bilateral Talks May Be Best

Further to the debate sparked by President Trump’s reference to “tweaking” NAFTA when it comes to Canada-US trade, I penned the following piece in the Globe and Mail Report on Business, 17 February 2017. https://tgam.ca/2kuDEdf

Trump, Trade and the Canadian Dimension

With Mr. Trump’s election as president, every carefully orchestrated American policy (like China and Taiwan) and every nuanced and finely negotiated treaty (like the Iran nuclear deal) is up for grabs. That is equally true for trade agreements like the NAFTA, repeatedly slammed by Mr. Trump as the worst deal every signed by the United… Read More »