Steven Globerman: Protectionism on the rise as NAFTA talks stall

The contentious (and sometimes very public) NAFTA negotiations between the Trump administration, the Trudeau government and Mexico have likely become more complicated with the election of Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (known as AMLO) as the new president of Mexico.
While AMLO says he wants a successful outcome to the NAFTA talks, he is an outspoken critic of U.S. President Donald Trump. He also has a political history as a populist who, like Trump, believes protecting jobs in industries challenged