The three largest countries and economics of North America have been working for over thirty years to enhance mutual prosperity, security and well-being across the many issues that connect these three neighbors.



Canada, Mexico, and the United States have created, redesigned, and reinvented a series of bilateral and trilateral mechanisms and processes to help manage their relationships and the important matters and challenges on their shared agendas as sovereign independent nations.

It is fair to say that “North America,” however, is not a term or concept that has caught fire in any of the three countries. The significant value added of getting continental collaboration right on key issues is often overlooked.

This essay is part of the series, "Strengthening North American Ties - A Must For Competitiveness," by the Wilson Center's Mexico and Canada Institutes.