F) trading blocs

What would be the advantages and disadvantages of Canada increasing its trade with Asia?
this is one of the questions
Research the life and work of Paul-Henri Spaak, the Belgian who is credited with initiating the move toward the economic union in Europe. After you have collected your data, plan, draft, and revise an International Business Career Profile on Spaak. Use the profiles throughout the chapters of the textbook as models for your profile.
Question to respond to via short essay: Did Paul-Henri Spaak’s economic union in Europe have an overall positive or negative effect on Europe?
just a short essay
for the first question 2 sentences will be fine, 300 words for the second one
I also need definitions for
a) AIT
b) strategic alliance
c) APEC
d) globalization
e) NAFTA
f) trading blocs
g) FTAA
h) franchise
i) EU