Tag: North American Free Trade Agreement

NAFTA: Renegotiation Countdown

When President Trump entered office four months ago, he was expected to take immediate steps to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), or even withdraw from it, as he did with the Trans-Pacific Partnership. However, the Administration

Trump Administration Prepares for NAFTA Negotiations

President Trump’s promise to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is taking shape. On March 29, the Administration provided a draft notice of the President’s intention “to initiate negotiations” related to that Agreement to

Opening Malaysia’s Procurement under TPP Will Require Flexibility

The TPP parties should use a variety of tools to address Malaysia’s concerns with opening its government procurement under the TPP.  According to recent press reports, Malaysia is “wary” of procurement commitments in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)

Does TPP Procurement Success Depend on Four Markets?

The primary benefit for the U.S. in the TPP government procurement negotiations would likely be the opening of the procurement markets of the four TPP partners with which it does not yet have procurement agreements. For the United States, the success of the