The leaders of Canada, Chile, Mexico, and Peru met with Asian counterparts outside of the official summit to strike trade deals and discuss ongoing negotiations for the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
In an interview with Canadian weekly Embassy, AS/COA's Vice President Eric Farnsworth comments on Canada's interest in partnering with Latin America's Pacific Alliance trade bloc.
As regional economic integration intensifies both the U.S. and Mexico should “develop a plan for building a border that contributes to, rather than detracts from, North American competitiveness,” writes COA’s Eric Farnsworth for PODER.
The entrance of Canada and Mexico—our top two export markets—allows North America to take full advantage of a common production platform, increasing our competitiveness, which creates jobs and improves people's lives," says COA Chairman John Negroponte.
The United States needs to support a trade agenda that works under a hyper-competitive global economy, writes COA's Eric Farnsworth for The Huffington Post.
On May 9, Music of the Americas featured a variety of music for harp composed by an international cast.
"Recent Iranian saber rattling about closing the Strait of Hormuz is yet another reason for the U.S. to look north to Canada for oil imports," writes AS/COA's Jason Marczak for World Politics Review.