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Why USMCA May Survive After All

By Kellie Meiman Hock

USMCA review will test politics and economic realities. Preserving North American integration remains the least costly path forward, an expert writes.

When Britain was scrambling to implement Brexit, a senior European negotiator quipped: “They want to move out, but take all our furniture and keep the WiFi password.”  Indeed, the political satisfaction of leaving the European Union was soon surpassed by the economic costs and logistical challenges. Today, almost exactly six years after Britain’s formal departure, a majority of Britons say the decision was a mistake, despite their governments’ efforts to construct a new international architecture to take its place. While not a perfect comparison, the...

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