The US embrace of power politics violates both the letter and spirit of the WTO’s GATT, undermining the integrity of the multilateral trading system. Henrik Horn and Petros Mavroidis suggest that such violations are unlikely to cease in the foreseeable future
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The tariff policy of the United States is coming to light. Ignacio García Bercero argues that the European Union should reinforce European leadership and seek allies as part of a strategy on US tariffs, and should not get sucked into US decoupling from China
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Trump’s tariff announcement marks a turning point. Ignacio García Bercero argues that the European Union should work with Indo-Pacific and Global South trade partners to tackle US protectionism and push for WTO reform
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The US intends to impose reciprocal tariffs. Petros Mavroidis says Trump’s definition does not reflect reciprocity as applied in past multilateral trade negotiations or in equality of tariffs
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Uri Dadush and Conor McCaffrey argue that the European Commission can take a better route than imposing countervailing duties on Chinese electric vehicles
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The WTO e-commerce moratorium has been renewed. Andrea Andrenelli and Javier López González explore the different issues around the moratorium debate
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Trade and investment policy is increasingly becoming politicised. Bernard Hoekman, Petros Mavroidis and Douglas Nelson present pragmatic suggestions to sustain multilateral trade cooperation
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New protectionist policies threaten the global economy. Kristalina Georgieva and Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala argue that thriving international trade goes hand in hand with global prosperity and stability
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Global trade faces many challenges. Uri Dadush argues the post-war system is being transformed into a more complex, politicised and contentious set of trade relationships
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Indian Free Trade agreements have been a mixed bag. Bipul Chatterjee and Sneha Singh consider the modernisation of India’s FTA strategy
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