I think the EU has done a lot of good things in bringing down barriers across Europe, I suspect NAFTA has the same to a lesser extent in North America. Longer term though, I'm not interested in simply having no barriers in Europe, no barriers in North America and a major fence across the Atlantic but removing those same barriers across the globe.

Globalisation seems to be an unstoppable force. As a big fan of globalisation, I'm grateful for that. As technology continue to improve, the world is becoming a more inter-connected and smaller place. Geography is becoming less and less important, with knowledge a far more useful trait than mere location. In the nineties it wasn't unusual to hear talk of major emerging trading blocks in continents (add in ASEAN etc too), but I don't see why that is necessary or relevant.

Should we be introverted looking just to our immediate neighbours, or should we be looking out to the entire world? My ideal would be an eventual merger between NAFTA, the EU, ASEAN etc into one massive free trade and commerce bloc.