The Decline of the USMCA Renewal: Tariffs and Trade Tensions
The 2026 review of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) resulted in a U.S. decline to renew and a major departure from North American trade policy. Points of contention quoted in the U.S. decline of negotiation included strict rules of origin, rising trade deficits, and trade policy on non-regional goods. This article examines the reasons behind the decline and how the decline of the renewal will affect North American economic integration.