Publications (Filter: WTO)
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Is the European Union Deforestation Regulation WTO-Proof?
By: Bruno CapuzziThe European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) is set to take effect on 30th December 2024. While it aligns with EU’s climate goals under the...
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The Economic Losses from Ending the WTO Moratorium on Electronic Transmissions
This paper is co-authored with Badri Narayanan, PhD, Associate Professor at University of Washington, Consultant at McKinsey Global Institute, UN...
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Impasse in the WTO Dispute Settlement Body: Consequences and Responses
By: Robert McDougallAs the United States maintains its block on appointments of new members to the Appellate Body, there is growing concern about the pending...
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The UK’s First International Trade Negotiation – Agriculture at the WTO
By: David HenigThere are few issues that cause more controversy in international trade policy than agriculture. The EU’s overall agriculture policy, including...
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The Trump tariffs on steel and aluminium: the end of the WTO?
By: Stuart HarbinsonThere is no doubt that the recent announcement by the U.S. Administration of tariff hikes on steel and aluminium, justified on national security...
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The Search for Solutions to Save the WTO Appellate Body
By: Robert McDougallRobert McDougall is an independent trade law consultant based in Geneva, Switzerland. He is also Senior Fellow at the Centre for International...
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The WTO’s Upcoming Ministerial Conference: A Tango or a Tangle in Buenos Aires?
By: Stuart HarbinsonIn two weeks’ time trade ministers will gather in Buenos Aires for the WTO’s 11th Ministerial Conference. What is in prospect, and does it...
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Leveraging Trade for Development: An Agenda for the Nairobi WTO Ministerial
Professor Bernard Hoekman is the Robert Schuman Chair and Director of the Global Economics programme at the European University Institute. Joakim...
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“Either he’s dead, or my watch has stopped”: The WTO’s Nairobi Ministerial Conference must be Clear About the Future of the Doha Round
By: Stuart HarbinsonAmerican comedian Groucho Marx was no watcher of trade policy. Although dating from the 1930s, a modern-day trade policy cynic or realist (depending...
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Whither the World Trade Organisation? Perspective of Key WTO Ambassadors on Current Challenges in Global Trade Talks
By: Sherman KatzWhat are the challenges facing negotiators at the World Trade Organisation (WTO)? By the end of this year, Trade Ministers will meet in Nairobi for a...
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Sectoral and Plurilateral Approaches in Services Negotiations: Before and After TISA
by Michitaka Nakatomi, Consulting Fellow, RIETI With the stagnation of services negotiations under the World Trade Organization (WTO), the Trade in...
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Can Plurilateralism Save the Bali Agreement on Trade Facilitation?
By: Stuart HarbinsonThe new package of trade accords that was concluded at the World Trade Organisation’s Bali Ministerial Meeting late last year was a fresh start for...