Abstrakt
The presidency of Donald Trump brought significant changes to the dynamics of the North American continent. Such evolution might raise questions if we are not witnessing the beginning of an order transition.
Recent events also put to contrast the exceptionally peaceful relations between the United States and Canada that were arguably taken for granted before. North America is one of the rare examples of a security community-such a regional order, where there is a dependable expectation of peaceful resolution of any conflicts.
The North American security community is in many ways unique. The final proof of it that the longest undefended border in the world between two countries did not stop to exist in times of the greatest threat to the United States on its territory, the 9/11 terrorist attack.
The United States practised cooperative and collective security, and instead of closing the border, it initiated the Smart Border Agreement in 2001.