On today's 'Global Exchange' Podcast, we touch base with CGAI's North American trade experts in light of a busy week on the NAFTA file in Washington. After months of hard-pressed negotiations, and 6 weeks of 'perpetual' discussions in Washington, the deal has reached its next turning point, with Congressional leadership signalling that they'd need a new deal by May 17th in order to have it passed before U.S. mid-term elections in the Fall. With no deal in sight, and the Congressional deadline now in the rear-view mirror, we sit down with Sarah Goldfeder, Laura Dawson, and Eric Miller to ask where we go from here.

Bios:

Colin Robertson (host) - A former Canadian diplomat, Colin Robertson is Vice President of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute.

Laura Dawson - the Director of the Wilson Center’s Canada Institute, is one of the world’s leading experts on political and economic relations between the U.S. and its northern neighbour. She is a member of CGAI's Advisory Council.

Sarah Goldfeder - a Principal at the Earnscliffe Strategy Group and a Fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute.

Eric Miller - a Fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute and the President of Rideau Potomac Strategy Group, a cross-border consultancy that advises clients on government affairs, economics, cybersecurity and geopolitical developments.

Book Recommendations:

- Laura Dawson: "Lightning Men: A Novel" - by Thomas Mullen (https://www.amazon.ca/Lightning-Men-Novel-Thomas-Mullen/dp/1501138804/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1526848857&sr=8-1&keywords=The+lightning+Men)

- Sarah Goldfeder: "American War: A Novel" - by Omar El Akkad (https://www.amazon.ca/American-War-Omar-El-Akkad/dp/0771009410/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1526848899&sr=8-1&keywords=American+War)

- Eric Miler: "Midnight's Furies: The Deadly Legacy of India's Partition" - by Nisid Hajari (https://www.amazon.ca/Midnights-Furies-Deadly-Legacy-Partition-ebook/dp/B00LZ7GO0C/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1526848823&sr=8-1&keywords=Midnight+Fury)

Related Links:

- "Managing Trump: The Canadian Response" - Colin Robertson [CGAI Policy Update] (https://www.cgai.ca/managing_trump_the_canadian_response)

- "What Should Canada’s Aims be in Any Renegotiation of NAFTA? (Win)" - Sarah Goldfeder [CGAI Policy Paper] (https://www.cgai.ca/what_should_canadas_aims_be_in_any_renegotiation_of_nafta)

Recording Date: May 18th, 2018

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Produced by Jared Maltais. Music credits to Drew Phillips.