Topic: NAFTA

US tightens up violent Mexican border

Hillary Clinton arrives Wednesday with a new border security plan that signals greater cooperation between the two countries.

The Monitor's View: As Mexico goes, so goes the US

Congress and Obama finally wake up to Calderón's bold war on drug cartels.

Mexico throws counterpunch in trucking dispute

The tariffs target US states with an eye toward maximum political impact.

Mexico's punitive tariffs raise stakes on US trucking dispute

Mexico says it will place tariffs on 90 US agricultural and industrial products valued at $2.4 billion.

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US legislation will stop Mexican truckers at the border

The spending bill Obama signed Wednesday eliminates a program that let some drivers deliver goods in the US.

Obama off to Canada to tighten ties

In Canada, the president's first foreign destination, the focus will be on rebuilding a deep alliance. Differences loom however, on climate change, protectionism, and troops in Afghanistan.

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Does 'buy American' send the wrong message?

An economic stimulus package clause raises concerns of repercussions by US trading partners.

Letters to the Editor

Readers write about the need to control global population growth, why you should worry about your 401(k), how unions may really fare under the Obama administration, and tricks for hot cereal on cold mornings.

Super Bowl success story: Mexico's avocados

Increased demand for guacamole has helped make avocado exports a rare bright spot for Mexico in its free-trade saga with the US.

Letters to the Editor

Readers write about how President-elect Obama can solve America's trade problems, and why President Bush will leave a positive legacy in India.

The Monitor's View: A trade fix for Obama's stimulus

He can't afford to equivocate on free trade. US exports can help end this recession.

Obama's Labor pick a green-jobs advocate

Barack Obama has tapped Rep. Hilda Solis, a California Democrat, to head the Department of Labor, a sign that creating green jobs will be a top priority in his administration's labor policies.

'Shafted: Free Trade and America’s Working Poor'

Latin jitters over Obama's free-trade policies

Business elites and conservative governments worry about his opposition to free-trade deals.

The Monitor's View: The Obama of Brazil

He came from the left and poverty, but da Silva rules from the center, as Obama must.

What Obama’s election means abroad

Barack Obama’s victory was met with euphoria in many nations by those who see him as restoring their faith in American ideals.

Obama and McCain diverge on globalized trade

They’re looking for balance between ‘free trade’ and protection for American workers.

What Asia wants from the next U.S. president

The wish list includes continued security aid to balance China, greater engagement, and trade.

Could an Obama win hurt Chávez?

Without Bush to rail against, Chávez will be left without a foil, say analysts.

Left lacks leverage to stop Obama's rightward tack

His backtracking on a government-surveillance bill has outraged the liberal blogosphere.

Opinion: The Democrats' foreign-policy game

What you vote for isn't always what you get.

McCain visits a skeptical Latin America

Presidential hopeful John McCain visited Colombia on Tuesday and wraps up his three-day trip Thursday in Mexico.

Left lacks leverage to stop Obama's rightward tack

His backtracking on a government-surveillance bill has outraged the liberal blogosphere.