USMCA Forward 2026

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EDITORS: Brahima S. Coulibaly, Christopher Sands, Joshua P. Meltzer
ASSISTANT EDITORS: Maricarmen Barrón Esper, Chidozie Ezi-Ashi
AUTHORS: Mark Anner, Barry Appleton, Kimberly Breier, Jesús Cañas, Gerónimo Gutiérrez, Fausto Hernández Trillo, Kari Heerman, Susan Helper, Goldy Hyder, Brendan Kelly, Candace Laing, Dominic LeBlanc, José Medina, Valeria Moy, Maria Pagan, William Padula, Sofía Pérez Gasque, Christopher Sands, Ian Sheldon, Liz Shuler, Kristen Silverberg, Josh Spoores, John Stackhouse, Luis Bernardo Torres, Todd Tucker, Roberto Velasco
WITH SPECIAL THANKS: Maricarmen Barrón Esper, Chidozie Ezi-Ashi, Esther Lee Rosen, Jeannine Ajello ,Wafa Abedin, Mary Conrad




