"There remains much to do, but the progress is substantial," writes former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Antonio O. Garza in an op-ed for The Dallas Morning News, citing specific steps Mexico has taken to strengthen the rule of law.
"Every day we delay, U.S. market share in [Colombia, Panama, and South Korea] is being eroded by others who are able to trade under more favorable terms," writes COA's Eric Farnsworth in Atlanta Journal Constitution.
Both the administration and congressional Republicans must end the partisan wrangling over the Trade Adjustment Assistance program to pass pending U.S. trade pacts, write members of COA's Trade Advisory Group in The Washington Post.
The victory of Eruviel Ávila in the race for governor of the State of Mexico is the latest in a string of PRI victories.
"We are losing Central America. It's time to fight to win it back," writes COA's Eric Farnsworth in The Miami Herald.
"Additional efforts should be undertaken to expand hemispheric trade, even under current political conditions," writes COA's Eric Farnsworth for The Huffington Post.