At the highest level of government, Canada, Mexico, and the United States are committed to a long-range vision to develop a new tri-national partnership. In a joint statement on November 30, 2004, President George W. Bush and Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin stated their intent to develop a 'new partnership in North America (designed) to deepen our cooperation (and) continue close cooperation with Mexico.' Going beyond the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), this 'new partnership' will address more than just economic integration. Specifically, the partnership will 'set an agenda designed to increase the security, prosperity, and quality of life of our citizens.' Similarly, Mexican President Vicente Fox has made North American integration a priority since the start of his administration. This commitment to develop a North American community is commendable, but not sufficient to turn this shared vision into reality. Consensus among the top three leaders helps guide decisions and policy, but does not replace a strategy. This paper offers a politically feasible strategy to help energize relations with Mexico and identifies creative policy options to strengthen continental defense. The intent is to offer a roadmap to help navigate political pitfalls with an emphasis on immediate steps NORAD and U.S. NORTHCOM can pursue to strengthen aerospace defense, cover gaps, and improve planning. A discussion of options to strengthen continental defense cannot be adequately covered without a broader discussion of continental security. Continental security and defense are intimately intertwined.
Strengthening North American Security: A Strategy to Engage Mexico
2005
73 pages
Report
No indication
English
Behavior & Society , Emergency Services & Planning , Military Operations, Strategy, & Tactics , National security , United states government , Government(Foreign) , Canada , Cooperation , Homeland security , Mexico , Policies , Military exercises , Counterterrorism , Overflight , Asymmetric warfare , Ports(Facilities) , Terrorism , International trade , Military forces(Foreign) , Military assistance , Defense systems , Information exchange , North american security cooperation , Collaborative partnerships , Nafta(North american free trade agreement) , Norad(North american aerospace defense command) , Defense cooperation , Border security , Sedena(Secretaria de la defensa nacional) , Norad expansion , Pjbd(Permanent joint board on defense) , Sdn(Surveillance data network) , Port security , Usnorthcom(Us northern command)
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