Instagram: @NathanielParishThe future of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is still at risk. “The problem is that President Trump has painted himself, President Peña Nieto and the bilateral relationship into a corner,” Arturo Sarukhan, a former Mexican ambassador to the US, explained. Nathaniel Parish Flannery: Have Trump's recent proposals for steel and aluminum tariffs complicated the ongoing NAFTA talks? President Trump has stated that these exemptions will stand as long as a favorable deal on NAFTA is reached, effectively leveraging the exemptions in the negotiations. It is unlikely that President Trump will be inclined to place talks on hold given the administration’s previous rhetoric.

Source: Forbes March 12, 2018 14:03 UTC