The National Interest • November 27 2016

How to Get the National Security Council Right

The new administration should resist the tendency for the NSC staff to grow in size and take on operational responsibilities.

Many around the world and across the United States are watching with rapt attention reports about President-elect Trump’s potential national security team. His choices will be vital in shaping America’s international role for the years ahead.

Wilson Center • November 18 2016

Shaping the New National Security Council

Many around the world and across the United States are watching with rapt attention reports about President-elect Trump’s potential national security team. His choices will be vital in shaping America’s international role for the years ahead.

After forty years as U.S. diplomat, having worked through presidential transitions, I am watching from the outside, teaching about foreign policy decision-making at Hamilton College this semester.

The National Interest • November 7 2016

The Case for Partnering With Mexico

Mexico has been a punching bag in the United States election campaign this year. Rather than hitting our neighbor with insults and threats, however, we should be cementing partnership with Mexico to strengthen our economy and security. The American public has been fed misleading explanations, factual distortions, and bad solutions.

The National Interest • October 11 2016

Why the World Is Giving Afghanistan Over $15 Billion

On October 5 in Brussels, seventy-five countries and over twenty international organizations agreed to continue support for the government of Afghanistan with $15.2 billion in development assistance over the next four years. This aid complements the promises of continued security assistance made earlier at the 2016 NATO Warsaw summit.

Brookings • October 6 2016

Forging an enduring partnership with Afghanistan

The Obama years have encompassed an intense, challenging period in Afghanistan policy. The U.S. role in the war in that country, dating back to 2001, has cost more than 2,300 American lives and $800 billion in American resources, most over the last eight years. We mourn the dead and wounded and grieve for their families, and profoundly cherish their service to the nation.

The National Interest • October 3 2016

Why the Brussels Donor Conference Should Recommit to Afghanistan

This week, the European Union and the Afghan government will co-host the third in a series of conferences in Brussels that will convene Afghanistan’s partners to discuss future foreign assistance commitments. At the 2012 Conference in Tokyo seventy international donors promised to mobilize $16 billion for Afghanistan in total foreign assistance over the subsequent four years, with the United States expected to cover about half of the amount.

Bancomext • October 1 2016

North America’s Agenda for 2017 and beyond

During the integration process of North America there were two important turning points that ensued in 1965. Firstly, the agreement on automotive products signed by the United States and Canada which provided an incentive for the creation of a more comprehensive free trade agreement between the two countries in 1988.

CSIS • September 30 2016

Recommitting at Brussels to the Development of Afghanistan

ReaClearWorld • September 30 2016

We Are Threatening Millions of US Jobs Without Debating Facts | RealClearWorld

By Earl Anthony Wayne Trade with Mexico supports some 4.9 million U.S. jobs, according to a new project by the Woodrow Wilson Center's Mexico Institute. We should be seriously thinking about the millions of U.S. jobs supported by trade with our southern neighbor while weighing the wisdom of calls for imposing 35% [...]

The National Interest • September 14 2016

Forging an Enduring Partnership with Afghanistan

Since the attacks of September 11, the United States has engaged in and with Afghanistan in pursuit of common strategic interests. Our cooperation with the Afghan government and Afghan people remains a key front in a generational conflict against violent extremists across the greater Middle East.

El Universal • July 20 2016

Construyendo prosperidad y seguridad entre México y EU

El presidente Obama recibirá por última vez en la Casa Blanca a su homólogo mexicano, Enrique Peña Nieto, el próximo viernes 22. Esta visita es una oportunidad para ambos de consolidar el sustancial progreso hecho en construir una colaboración bilateral y en fijar sólidas bases institucionales para llevar la relación adelante.

Wilson Center • July 20 2016

Building Prosperity And Security With Mexico (long version)

President Obama will receive Mexico’s President Enrique Peña Nieto July 22 in Washington. This is a critical opportunity to highlight the importance of U.S.-Mexico ties, to underscore the substantial progress in cooperation, and to accentuate how the campaign rhetoric in the United States is out of tune with the reality of relations.

Forbes • July 20 2016

Building Prosperity And Security With Mexico (short version)

President Obama will meet Mexico’s President Enrique Peña Nieto at the White House on July 22. This is a critical opportunity to stress the importance of U.S.-Mexico ties, to highlight the substantial progress in government-to-government cooperation, and to underscore how the U.S. campaign rhetoric is out of tune with the reality of the relations with Mexico.

TheHill • June 29 2016

The business community is the driving force behind North America’s economic strength

On June 29, President Obama, Prime Minister Trudeau, and President Peña Nieto will meet in Ottawa for a North American Leaders Summit (NALS). While often ignored or criticized, America’s relations with Canada and Mexico touch the daily lives of more U.S. citizens than any other relationships in the world.  Positive, productive relations among neighbors will help generate the well-being and economic growth our citizens seek.

Peterson Institute of International Economics • June 28 2016

North America Must Compete Globally

Contrary to campaign rhetoric, the integration of North America over the past quarter century has successfully grown the continental economy and enabled it to compete in global markets. And, in North America this has been done without the centralized institutions that UK voters just rejected. The June 29 North American Leaders' Summit in Ottawa offers an opportunity to launch even smarter collaboration across Canada, Mexico, and the United States that respects the sovereignty of each partner.

Forbes • June 28 2016

North America Must Compete Globally

Contrary to campaign rhetoric, the integration of North America over the past quarter century has successfully grown the continental economy and enabled it to compete in global markets. And, in North America this has been done without the centralized institutions that UK voters just rejected. The June 29 North American Leaders’ Summit in Ottawa offers an opportunity to launch even smarter collaboration across Canada, Mexico, and the United States that respects the sovereignty of each partner.

Capital Mexico • June 28 2016

Los Grandes Planes de América del Norte

Cuando los presidentes Enrique Peña Nieto y Barack Obama se reúnan el 29 de junio con el primer ministro de Canadá, Justin Trudeau, para la Cumbre de Líderes de América del Norte (NALS) en Ottawa, enfrentarán dos difíciles tareas. La primera será explicar por qué la cooperación entre los tres países es un asunto de gran valor.

The Globe and Mail • June 27 2016

Three Amigos, five important results for Trudeau, Obama and Peña Nieto

Michael Kergin is a former Canadian ambassador to the U.S.; Earl Anthony Wayne is a former U.S. ambassador to Mexico and Arturo Sarukhan is former Mexican ambassador to the U.S.

This week's North American Leaders' Summit (NALS) in Ottawa is the first time Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, President Barack Obama and President Enrique Peña Nieto will discuss issues affecting the continent together.

RealClearWorld • June 10 2016

North American Leaders Must Not Surrender to Nativism

Relations among North America’s three big neighbors are much more important to their citizens’ self-interest than the great majority of those citizens realize. The U.S. media’s focus on Mexico is too often negative, while Canada frequently gets neglected. The political campaign season in the United States has magnified negative statements about North American ties by candidates building on stereotypes and false premises.

Forbes • May 16 2016

Toward A Cleaner And Leaner Energy Future For North America

Energy and Environment will be key topics when the leaders of North America gather for a Summit in Canada on June 29.  Because of a closer orientation among the three governments, the leaders of Canada, Mexico and the United States have a real opportunity to think about cooperation across our continent in a new way.  President Obama, Prime Minister Trudeau and President Peña Nieto can enunciate a shared strategic vision of energy security and environmental protection.

Forbes • May 9 2016

Getting North America Right

When the leaders of Canada, Mexico and the United States meet on June 29 for a North American Leaders Summit (NALS), they will have two big tasks: 1) to explain clearly why cooperation between the three countries is of great value; and 2) to give clear directions to their officials to do the hard technical work so that cooperation produces solid results for economic growth and competitiveness, for mutual security, for the shared continental environment, and for international cooperation ...

Atlantic Council • April 25 2016

Putting TTIP on Hold Would be a ‘Mistake’

A transatlantic trade deal, currently being negotiated by the United States and the European Union, is critical to improving existing standards on issues such as public health, environmental regulations, and labor and safety issues, according to a new Atlantic Council report.“TTIP holds the promise to boost the transatlantic economy and give new strength to the EU-US partnership,” Andrea Montanino, Director of the Atlantic Council’s Global Business and Economics Program and Earl Anthony Wayne ...

Forbes • April 24 2016

Building Borders that Foster Security and Prosperity in North America

Canada, Mexico and the United States are collaborating to enhance security and foster prosperity at North America’s borders, while respecting each nation’s sovereignty. Prime Minister Trudeau, President Peña Nieto and President Obama can give this effort a big boost when they meet for the North American Leaders Summit (NALS) on June 29 in Canada.

Atlantic Council • April 21 2016

Ten Arguments for TTIP and the Concerns to Address

In Ten Arguments for TTIP and the Concerns to Address, Earl Anthony Wayne and Andrea Montanino take on critics by arguing that TTIP will maintain and improve existing standards on issues like public health, environmental regulations, labor or safety issues, which already are some of the highest in the world. The EU and the United States have different approaches to standards and protections and each side has sectors where its system is stricter than the other.