Today: Free Trade in Asia and North America.
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The Brookings Brief
February 7, 2014 Follow Brookings on Twitter Follow Brookings on Facebook Follow Brookings on YouTube
            
THE FUTURE OF FREE TRADE

Major trade agreements like NAFTA—enacted twenty years ago this January—and the Trans-Pacific Partnership provide valuable opportunities for global and regional economics to diversify and expand.

Next Tuesday Brookings will host an important discussion on two major trade agreements that stand to define the parameters of economic integration in Asia. Before you watch our discussion online, learn more about trade agreements and read policy recommendations from our team of experts.

LIVE WEBCAST  
Watch Live at Brookings

Watch Live: Coexistence of TPP & RCEP, Two Major Trade Agreements in Asia
February 11, 3 PM EST Center for East Asia Policy Studies

NEW RESEARCH  
Big Bets Black Swans: A Presidential Briefing Book

Memo to the President: Close the Deal on Free Trade
Mireya Solís | @Solis_MSolis

WORKING PAPER  
Taiwan and the TPP

Preparing the Way for Taiwan in the Trans-Pacific Partnership
Richard Bush & Joshua Meltzer  | @RichardBushIII @JoshuaPMeltzer

EXPERT OPINION  
Houston Skyline

NAFTA Helps Poise Houston to Grow Trade
Bruce Katz | @Bruce_Katz

INTERACTIVE MAP  
Map: Metro Trade Hubs

Map: Metros as Hubs of Advanced Industries and Integrated Goods Trade
Alan Berube & Joseph Parilla | @BerubeA1

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