North American Relations

A thought leader and former professor of politics and international relations at Florida International University, Francisco O. Mora serves as U.S. Ambassador to the Organization of American States. Ambassador Mora discusses the challenges and opportunities within the Americas. In prior positions, Ambassador Mora served as Director of the Kimberly Green Latin American and Caribbean Center as Deputy Secretary of Defense for the Western Hemisphere. His opinion pieces and other commentaries have appeared in various U.S. and Latin American media outlets. Series: "Institute of the Americas" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 38822]

The Institute of the Americas and the UC San Diego School for Global Policy & Strategy presents a public forum featuring a presentation of the new book, North America 2.0: Forging a North American Future, by its two co-editors, Alan Bersin and Tom Long and remarks by senior representatives of the North American Forum from Canada, Mexico and the United States. Series: "Institute of the Americas" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 38542]

Canada and the United States enjoy a truly unique relationship with deeply intertwined economic and cultural ties. The two countries also happen to share the biggest bilateral trading partnership in the world. The four-person panel of Eric Miller, Colin Robertson, Ian Saunders and Kirstine Stewart discusses several topics that include the importance of trade between the two countries, shared environmental interests along our common border, and the aftermath that the COVID-19 pandemic is causing to the economies of both the Canada and the U.S. Series: "Hemisphere in Transition" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 37202]

Canada's Deputy Head of Mission and the CEO of the Canadian American Business Council deliver keynote addresses during the "Build Back Better Together" webinar discussing how to restore international trade between Canada and the U.S. in a post-pandemic era. Series: "Hemisphere in Transition" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 37082]

This forum examines the binational Canada-United States relationship and explores new possibilities in the post-pandemic era to build back better together as both nations grapple with the emerging regional and global challenges of the 21st century, including future public health crises, regional security threats, climate change as well as our shared interests on the global stage. Series: "Hemisphere in Transition" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 37249]

The two-time Governor of New Mexico (2003-2010) and former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations (1997-1998) and Secretary of Energy (1997- 2000) Bill Richardson shares his perspective on the challenges and opportunities confronting the Biden Administration on a wide range of issues across the Western Hemisphere including national security, migration, trade and investment, energy policy, regional cooperation as well as climate change. He also share his thoughts about the challenges ahead in rebuilding America’s soft power influence in Latin America and the Caribbean amidst the growing influence of China and Russia in the region. Series: "Hemisphere in Transition" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 37036]

Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes New Yorker staff writer George Packer for a discussion of the US political landscape. Packer recounts the insights he derived in researching and writing The Unwinding, his 2013 book about the US in the wake of the 2008 economic collapse. In the conversation, he traces the rise of the white working class, the failure of the Democratic Party to address their interests, and the emergence of Trump as a representative of enraged voters in the 2016 election. He identifies the 4 narratives that define the divisions in the US today. Packer concludes with an analysis of leadership and ideas that might change America in the future. Series: "Conversations with History" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 33175]

Juan Carlos Baker, Mexico’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Trade, outlines Mexico’s response to President Trump’s call to renegotiate NAFTA. While acknowledging that Trump has yet to define what terms he wants to change, Baker says Mexico will insist that tariff-free trade continue and that Canada be part of any new agreement. This is the seventh program in the nine-part “What’s Next for NAFTA?” series exploring the future of the North American economy, sponsored by the Center for US-Mexican Studies at UC San Diego.

Series: "What's Next for NAFTA?" [Public Affairs] [Business] [Show ID: 32110]

Customs and tax attorneys from the US and Mexico explain how some proposed increases in cross border taxes and border adjustment taxes will affect trade in North America. This is the eighth program in the nine-part “What’s Next for NAFTA?” series exploring the future of the North American economy, sponsored by the Center for US-Mexican Studies at UC San Diego.

Series: "What's Next for NAFTA?" [Public Affairs] [Business] [Show ID: 32111]

Veteran diplomats describe what’s at stake for Canada, the US and Mexico as the three countries commit to preserving their alliances in the wake of the America First rhetoric of Donald Trump. Jeffrey Davidow, Thomas d’Aquino and Rafael Fernandez de Castro talk about how to build support for NAFTA among labor, business and other stakeholders in North America. This is the sixth program in the nine-part “What’s Next for NAFTA?” series exploring the future of the North American economy, sponsored by the Center for US-Mexican Studies at UC San Diego.

Series: "What's Next for NAFTA?" [Public Affairs] [Business] [Show ID: 32109]