# Multimedia 

Multimedia 

---

- [Podcasts](/podcasts)
- [Cato Video](/multimedia/cato-video)
- [Video Series](/search/category/video-series)
- [Events](/multimedia/events)

Download:

[ 

Video 

](https://fastly-unsigned-us-east-1-prod.brightcovecdn.com/media/v1/pmp4/static/clear/6039378657001/e812b662-0b11-4ca1-adaf-639946771c34/a86f6adb-8e9d-4c7b-b0e9-e5902128e5f1/main.mp4) 

[ 

Video 

](https://cdn.cato.org/archive-2017/cc-10-26-17-03.mp4) 

[ 

Audio 

](https://cdn.cato.org/archive-2017/cca-10-26-17-03.mp3) 

Events • October 26, 2017 

# Renegotiating NAFTA: Prospects and Challenges: Session III: Politics & Realit 

The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is currently being renegotiated by the United States, Canada, and Mexico. On the campaign trail, President Donald Trump promised to get a better deal, or walk away entirely from NAFTA if necessary. Amidst the air of uncertainty surrounding the talks, a productive discussion surrounding the prospects and challenges to modernizing NAFTA has emerged. Though NAFTA was a cutting–edge trade deal in 1994, international trade has transformed significantly since then, most notably with the advent of the digital economy. This full–day conference explores both the politics and reality of the NAFTA negotiations, and puts forward ideas for what a modern NAFTA could look like.

**SESSION III: POLITICS & REALITY** 

**Phil Levy**, Chicago Council on Foreign Affairs 
**Ricardo Ramirez**, Appellate Body Member, World Trade Organization 
**Bill Reinsch**, Stimson Center 

**Moderator: [Scott Lincicome](https://www.cato.org/people/scott-lincicome)**, Adjunct Scholar, Herbert A. Stiefel Center for Trade Policy Studies, Cato Institute

[![Creative Commons License](/build/cato_2020/images/creative-commons.svg)](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/) 
This work is licensed under a [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/). 

##### Featuring 

##### Phil Levy 

##### Ricardo Ramirez 

![William Alan Reinsch](/sites/cato.org/files/styles/author_picture/public/2024-11/William%20Alan%20Reinsch%20circle.jpeg?itok=RmJUJ2dB) 

##### William Alan Reinsch 

Senior Adviser, Economics Program and Scholl Chair in International Business, Center for Strategic and International Studies

[![Scott Lincicome cropped](/sites/cato.org/files/styles/author_picture/public/2023-10/scott-lincicome-square.jpg?itok=qnTH2GB_)](/people/scott-lincicome) 

##### [Scott Lincicome](/people/scott-lincicome)

Vice President, General Economics and Stiefel Trade Policy Center, Cato Institute

[ 

](https://x.com/scottlincicome) [ 

](mailto:slincicome@cato.org)