Renegotiating NAFTA: Prospects and Challenges: Session II: The Debate Over Nafta

The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is currently being renegotiated by the United States, Canada, and Mexico. On the campaign trail, President Donald Trump promised to get a better deal, or walk away entirely from NAFTA if necessary. Amidst the air of uncertainty surrounding the talks, a productive discussion surrounding the prospects and challenges to modernizing NAFTA has emerged. Though NAFTA was a cutting–edge trade deal in 1994, international trade has transformed significantly since then, most notably with the advent of the digital economy. This full–day conference explores both the politics and reality of the NAFTA negotiations, and puts forward ideas for what a modern NAFTA could look like. SESSION II: THE DEBATE OVER NAFTAMarta Bengoa, City College of New YorkSteve Charnovitz, George Washington University Law SchoolDan Griswold, Mercatus CenterAlvaro Santos, Georgetown University Law CenterTodd Tucker, Roosevelt InstituteChristopher Wilson, Wilson CenterModerator: Dan Ikenson, Director, Herbert A. Stiefel Center for Trade Policy Studies, Cato Institute Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.