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Rethinking Special and Differential Treatment at the WTO

07/08/2025

It’s Decision Time For America’s Trade Partners

07/02/2025

Trade in an Uncertain World: What Comes After the Collapse of Trust?

07/01/2025

The state of globalisation: A new eBook

06/27/2025

WITA’S FRIDAY FOCUS ON TRADE – JUNE 27, 2025

06/27/2025

Pragmatism Over Purism: Imagining a WTO 2.0 for Our Modern Reality

06/25/2025

WITA’S FRIDAY FOCUS ON TRADE – JUNE 20, 2025

06/20/2025

The Economic Consequences of the Second Trump Administration: A Preliminary Assessment

06/18/2025

A New Trade Paradigm: How Shifts in Trade Corridors Could Affect Business

06/18/2025

How U.S. Tariffs Are Rewiring Latin American Trade

06/16/2025

Blogs

Contributors provide unique perspectives on critical trade issues. Author’s views are their own, and do not reflect the views of WITA, its Board or its staff.

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Biden Administration throws support behind Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala for next Director-General of the World Trade Organization

Terence P. Stewart | Current Thoughts on Trade | 02/05/2021

The Office of the United States Trade Represenstative released the following press release on February 5, 2021: “02/05/2021 “Washington, DC – The United States takes note of today’s decision by…

The WTO Must Not Continue As It Is

Alan Wolff | World Trade Organization | 12/10/2020

Sustainability has two relevant definitions: “the ability to be mainta...

Climate Change
Economic Reform
Environment
Gender Equality
Hunger
Industrialization
Infrastructure
Innovation
Medical Supplies
Poverty
Selection of WTO Director-General
Sustainable Trade
Technology
Trade Cooperation
Trade Policy
UN
Women
World Trade Organization
WTO
WTO Members
WTO Reform

Trade for Peace Week at the WTO — A Positive Look at How Trade Can and Should Contribute to Global Peace and Stability

Terence P. Stewart | Current Thoughts on Trade | 12/08/2020

Terry Stewart Thoughts on Trade
Trade Agreements
Trade Cooperation
Trade Policy
World Trade Organization
WTO
WTO Members

Will Biden Be the First Sustainable Trade President?

Stephen Olson | Hinrich Foundation | 12/07/2020

Based on what President-elect Biden has already said about hi...

Biden
Climate Change
Environment
Sustainable Trade
Trade Policy
U.S. Policy
United States
World Trade Organization
WTO

First Steps for the Biden Administration on the Global Trade Regime

Wendy Cutler | East Asia Forum | 12/07/2020

As the incoming Biden administration considers the...

Apellate Body
Australia
Biden
Canada
China
China-US Agreement
Digital Trade
Director General
Dispute Settlement Body
EU
Japan
Selection of WTO Director-General
United States
USTR
World Trade Organization
WTO

WTO Government Procurement — Proposed Action by the United States to Modify Obligations of the Central Government on Medicines and Medical Goods Contained in Annex 1

Terence P. Stewart | Current Thoughts on Trade | 12/07/2020

Agreement on Government Procurement
Biden
China
Coronavirus
COVID-19
India
Medical Supplies
Supply Chains
Terry Stewart Thoughts on Trade
Trump
United States
USTR
World Trade Organization
WTO
WTO Members

Upcoming December 11th WTO Council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights Meeting — Reaction to Proposed Waiver from TRIPS Obligations to Address COVID-19

Terence P. Stewart | Current Thoughts on Trade | 12/06/2020

Australia
Canada
Chile
Copyrights
Coronavirus
COVID-19
India
Intellectual Property Rights
Mexico
South Africa
Terry Stewart Thoughts on Trade
TRIPS
World Trade Organization
WTO
WTO Members

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