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 Borders and Bridges: Recent Shifts in North American Relations

Thursday, September 2

Noon – 2:00 PM

Sands, Hale, Anderson,

Brister, and O'Shea

  Christopher Sands and Geoffrey Hale

The United States, Canada, and Mexico came together to transform their economic relations with NAFTA sixteen years ago. The terrorist attacks of September 11th prompted a dramatic change in security relations among the three countries, particularly at their borders. 

And now, amid a slow recovery from the global recession of 2009, do these nations still share a common agenda and a will to work together?

Political scientists Monica Gattinger (University of Ottawa) and Geoffrey Hale (University of Lethbridge) look to the future of cross-border cooperation and North American relations in their new book, Borders and Bridges: Canada's Policy Relations in North America (Oxford University Press, 2010).

Joining Hale to discuss his book were Kevin O'Shea, Minister (Political), Embassy of Canada, and chapter contributors Greg Anderson, University of Alberta; and Bernard Brister, Royal Military College of Canada. Hudson Institute Senior Fellow Christopher Sands moderated.

Betsy and Walter Stern Conference Center

Hudson Institute

1015 15th Street, NW

Sixth Floor

Washington, DC 20005