In March 2005, the leaders of the three NAFTA countries, U.S. President George W. Bush, Mexican President Vicente Fox, and Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin met in Waco, Texas, and launched a regional defense-based initiative called the Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP). The initiative, heralded as the next step in regional integration within the "NAFTA Plus" agenda, is described on its Web site (www.spp.gov) as "a White House-led initiative among the United States and the two nations it borders—Canada and Mexico—to increase security and to enhance prosperity among the three countries through greater cooperation." The official description of the SPP adds that it is "based on the principle that our prosperity is dependent on our security."
Americas Policy Program Articles
Armoring NAFTA: The Battleground for Mexico's Future
http://americas.irc-online.org/am/5544
North America Doesn't Exist
http://americas.irc-online.org/am/5343
Extending NAFTA's Reach
http://americas.irc-online.org/am/4497
Dissecting the North American Summit Joint Statement: Bush's Last Stand
http://americas.irc-online.org/am/5178
Time to Renegotiate NAFTA, Not Expand It
http://americas.irc-online.org/am/5175
"Deep Integration"—the Anti-Democratic Expansion of NAFTA
http://americas.irc-online.org/am/4276
The North American Union Farce
http://americas.irc-online.org/am/5023
Trade and Economic Integration Article Index
http://americas.irc-online.org/amindex/teid/
In Spanish the SPP is called the Acuerdo de Securidad y Prosperidad de América del Norte (ASPAN).
Aqui hay más información en español.
América del Norte no existe
http://www.ircamericas.org/esp/5428
Other resources
Official SPP page:
http://www.spp.gov/myths_vs_facts.asp
