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Canada
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Virtual Roundtable: Protecting Gender Equality During COVID-19COVID-19 responses that ignore the pandemic’s disproportionate effects on women and girls risk exacerbating gender inequities and posing additional social and economic costs around the world. Women are on the frontlines, representing 70 percent of the healthcare workforce, holding more jobs in industries without leave, and carrying the burden of childcare. They are experiencing higher unemployment rates than men, spikes in intimate partner violence, and barriers to accessing necessary healthcare. Elissa Golberg, assistant deputy minister for strategic policy at Global Affairs Canada, and Theo Sowa, chief executive officer of the African Women’s Development Fund, discuss how Canada’s international assistance and local women’s organizations are protecting gender equality during COVID-19.
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The States and Reopening Under COVID-19: Why We Need North American CooperationThis post is coauthored by Laurie Trautman, the director of the Border Policy Research Institute at Western Washington University, and a global fellow at the Woodrow Wilson Center; and Edward Alden, …
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Five Questions on Gender Equality in Foreign Policy: Jacqueline O’NeillThis blog post is part of the Women and Foreign Policy program’s interview series on Gender Equality in Foreign Policy, featuring global and U.S. officials leading initiatives to promote gender equality in the defense, development, and diplomatic sectors.
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Crackdown by U.S. Customs and Border Protection Likely to Drive a Deeper Wedge Between Canada and U.S.Those entering the United States at Peace Arch and other western border ports of entry are facing a stepped up enforcement regime that creates significant risks for all southbound travelers.
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Violence Against Women: Beyond Multilateral Virtue SignalingMultilateral institutions often focus on rhetoric over action in countering violence against women. States inclined to do better should take matters into their own hands and adopt feminist foreign policies.
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Congress Should Use the USMCA Ratification Process to Restore Congressional Authority Over TradeWith the signing of the Protocol of Amendment to the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) on December 10, 2019, the battle over USMCA now moves to the Congress. Throughout the two-and-a-half…
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The U.S.-Mexico-Canada Trade AgreementSenior Fellows Edward Alden and Shannon O'Neil discuss recent developments on the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement.
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The USMCA Breakthrough: The New U.S. Trade Consensus and What it Means for the WorldIn the history of the domestic politics of trade, the breakthrough announced this week on the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) is a genuine milestone. Following intensive negotiations—in…
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Canada’s Election: What to WatchCanada’s federal election poses a stiff test for the governing Liberal Party, with implications for its global role on issues such as climate change.
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Tumult Persists in Syria, Brexit Negotiations Continue, and MoreTurmoil continues throughout northern Syria, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson strives for a last-minute Brexit deal, and Canada holds a general election.
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Democrats Are Right to Insist on Better Enforcement Provisions in the USMCAAre the provisions of the Trump administration’s rewrite of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)—set forth in the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) enforceable? As written, the answer is no.
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Women This Week: Swiss Women on StrikeWelcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post, covering June 8 to June 20, was compiled by Mallory Matheson and Rebecca Turkington.
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Women This Week: Gender-Balanced GovernmentWelcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post, covering May 30 to June 6, was compiled by Mallory Matheson and Rebecca Turkington.
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A New NAFTA, With Rohinton Medhora and Andres RozentalRohinton Medhora, president of the Centre for International Governance Innovation, and Andres Rozental, former president of the Mexican Council on Foreign Relations, sit down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the trade relationship between the United States, Mexico, and Canada.
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A Look at the New NAFTA with Shannon O'Neil and Ted AldenCFR's Shannon O'Neil and Edward Alden join James M. Lindsay to discuss the renegotiated North American Free Trade Agreement, now renamed the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).