In the latest edition of the Estey Centre Journal of International Law and Trade Policy (Volume 11, Number 1), Greg Anderson from the Political Science Department at the University of Alberta and the Alberta Institute for American Studies discusses the limitations of North American integration since 1994. According to Anderson, North American integration and in particular, the Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP), have largely been shaped by the "three noes": no money, no disputes, and no legislation.

Crossing borders in North America has become increasingly difficult in recent years, despite the promises of NAFTA and the Security and Prosperity Partnership. On March 1, 2010 Mexico furthered these restrictions by increasing its entry requirements on Canadians and Americans.  Citizens from either of these countries will now have to present their passports when entering Mexico for periods longer than 72 hours.

New From the Americas Program:A Pressing Case for NAFTA Review and Renegotiation By Laura Carlsen

The Three Amigos Summit tells the Canadian Story: Creative Destruction or Simply Self-Destruction?-Stephen Clarkson-

Greg Anderson and Christopher Sands, The Gazette

Barbara Yaffe, Vancouver Sun

Obama's Arrival Sets North American Integration Adrift -- Jeff Davis, Embassy-- (Excerpt) U.S. President Barack Obama officially takes his place as one of the so-called Three Amigos during the North American leaders' summit in Mexico this weekend. Yet he will be joining a trilateral alliance that has been in a state of virtual hibernation since his predecessor, George W.

Following summits in Montebello and New Orleans, Guadalajara is preparing to play host to the Three Amigos this weekend,  the first time such a meeting has been hosted on Mexican soil since the summit in Cancun in 2006. It will also mark the first time that Presidents Calderón and Obama and Prime Minister Harper have met on a trilateral basis, and a full rotation of leaders. The inaugural meeting of the Three Amigos under the auspices of the Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP)  featured Presidents Fox and Bush and Prime Minister Harper.

Jeff Davis, Embassy