Powered by leading firms in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, The Accord offers unmatched trilateral insight into the evolving USMCA landscape.

2025 has been nothing short of a turbulent year for the North American trilateral, which represents the world's second-largest free trade agreement. Since day one of his second Administration, President Trump has focused his IEEPA tariff ire on Mexico and Canada, forcing both trade partners to react. And all of these tariff fluctuations have happened against the looming backdrop of the upcoming 2026 USMCA review, which promises to be a very complex trilateral negotiation with an uncertain future. What was once a relatively frictionless trade agreement worth $1.9 trillion annually is on unsteady footing, and the business community is on notice.

During this time, the Alpine Group, based in Washington, D.C., Instrag, based in Mexico City, and Earnscliffe, based in Ottawa, have kept in close contact with each other by sharing intelligence and analysis of current events. Each firm is part of the FIPRA network, which consists of sister government affairs firms spanning the globe. Separately, each of our three firms can leverage existing relationships, intelligence gathering, and government affairs expertise to provide a window into this evolving landscape. However, our three firms have realized that we can augment our expertise by combining our forces to give a uniquely comprehensive view spanning the perspectives of all three North American partners simultaneously. This gives the three firms a view into ongoing negotiations that is truly holistic. This one-of-a-kind viewpoint is what we'd like to bring to you through The Accord.

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Weekly comprehensive updates from D.C., Mexico City, and Ottawa, supplemented with quick-twitch, actionable intelligence alerts that our three firms pick up through our work on the ground in all three capital cities.