Category: Media Article
Author: Antonio Ortiz-Mena
Source: The Atlantic Council

Antonio Ortiz-Mena argues that, in the period following World War II, trade and national security could be analyzed separately. However, this distinction has disappeared. Today, supply chains, access to strategic resources, and industrial capacity are all part of a country’s economic security. In this sense, the renegotiation of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) should be understood as a discussion about the strategic future of North America and not merely as a negotiation over tariffs or rules of origin.