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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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Trade barriers are slowing plastic-pollution action. Here’s how to fix this.

Martin Snijder | Circular Solutions | 08/02/2020

Cross-border frictions prevent economies of scale in tackling plastic pollution. Trade facilitation can help increase the “three Rs” – reduce, re-use and recycle. Governments and firms must collaborate to scale…

Coronavirus
COVID-19
Supply Chains
Trade Agreements
Trade Policy
WTO

Can the World Trade Organization Be Saved?

Andrew Browne | Bloomberg | 08/01/2020

Can the World Trade Organization be saved, or should it be dumped once and for a...

Director General
World Trade Organization
WTO
WTO Trade Agenda

WTO selection of next Director-General — phase three process; no acting Director-General chosen

Terence P. Stewart | Current Thoughts on Trade | 07/31/2020

Apellate Body
Terry Stewart Thoughts on Trade
Trade Policy
WTO

Selecting an acting Director-General for the World Trade Organization — the road forward

Terence P. Stewart | Current Thoughts on Trade | 07/30/2020

At tomorro...

Director General
Terry Stewart Thoughts on Trade
Trade Policy
WTO

WTO Reform Must Start at the Top

Trevor Sutton and Andy Green | Center For American Progress | 07/29/2020

The World Trade Organization’s (WTO) search for a new le...

Apellate Body
Selection of WTO Director-General
Trade Law
World Trade Organization
WTO

Selecting the next WTO Director-General — process for phase three and selection of acting Director-General may be decided on July 31

Terence P. Stewart | Current Thoughts on Trade | 07/29/2020

Director General
Terry Stewart Thoughts on Trade
Trade Policy
WTO

WTO Fundamental to Economic Recovery and Sustainable and Inclusive Growth

Kuala Lumpur | Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation | 07/27/2020

Asia-Pacific business lead...

Coronavirus
Globalization
Trade Policy
WTO

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