Plus, what’s next for North American trade and the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement.
President Biden’s 2024 State of the Union address “State of the Union addresses are always a high-wire act between politics and policy. That’s especially true this year. Thursday’s speech is President Biden’s best chance to shape (or reshape) the dialogue for the 2024 election,” argues E.J. Dionne, Jr. In a new compilation piece, Brookings experts outline what they hope the president will highlight tonight, including the defense of democracy, the importance of public education, and the need for data privacy regulation. | What’s next for North American trade It has been three and a half years since the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) was signed, ushering in a new era of North American economic cooperation. The latest flagship report by our USMCA initiative takes stock of the state of the trade relationship and looks at how the three parties can further leverage the agreement to strengthen economic ties. Read the report For more insights, watch our recent event on the USMCA, featuring United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai. | The conclusions and recommendations of any Brookings publication are solely those of its author(s), and do not reflect the views of the Institution, its management, or its other scholars. | |