Ernesto Zedillo, a professor in the field of international economics and politics at Yale University, was president of Mexico from 1994 to 2000. He is also a member of the Berggruen Institute’s 21st Century Council.
Representatives from the United States, Mexico and Canada are meeting in Washington Monday for continued negotiations over the North American Free Trade Agreement. A year ago, when Robert Lighthizer, the U.S. trade representative, notified Congress that the Trump administration aimed to renegotiate NAFTA, the intent seemed legitimate and benign. But it is clear by now that this is not the case.
