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CSIS president: National security argument for NAFTA must be made clearer

July 17, 2017 at 4:39 PM
Proponents of the North American Free Trade Agreement should more often and more forcefully explain the national security benefits of the trade deal, especially as it relates to U.S.-Mexico cooperation on a range of fronts, Center for Strategic and International Studies president John Hamre said Monday. Hamre -- a former deputy Defense secretary -- added that security cooperation with Mexico is “dependent” on NAFTA. “The depth of cooperation on true, hard security issues is deep and profound, and it’s 24...

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