Petros Mavroidis argues that bilateral pushback against China is failing, making joint WTO and IMF action key to tackling subsidies, under-consumption and an undervalued currency
Is there a ‘China problem’ and how can the WTO address it? Read More »
Liberation Day raised an immediate question in policy circles: would other countries follow suit? Barthélémy Bonadio, Andrei Levchenko and Nitya Pandalai-Nayar study the implications of the US withdrawal from free trade
Redrawing the global trade map Read More »
Andrew Bailey emphasises the need for robust international cooperation, supported by multilateral institutions, and why they need to be supported by an international rules-based system, setting out some of the conditions that help make this system work and what challenges they might face
Global imbalances in a more fragmented world Read More »
Rule of law is not the enemy of autonomy; it is its foundation. Christine Lagarde says the EU can pursue its policy choices because they are framed by legal commitments that others recognise and respect
Building European autonomy: cooperation and the rule of law Read More »
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
Why the US and the WTO should part ways Read More »
The European Union should form an international open trade coalition in response to Trump’s tariffs, says André Sapir. A formal commitment to open rules-based trade by the EU and likeminded countries is essential to respond to today’s dangerous new trade reality
The EU reacting to the new reality Read More »
The WTO e-commerce moratorium has been renewed. Andrea Andrenelli and Javier López González explore the different issues around the moratorium debate
Understanding the scope, definition, and impact of the WTO e-commerce moratorium Read More »
Trade and investment policy is increasingly becoming politicised. Bernard Hoekman, Petros Mavroidis and Douglas Nelson present pragmatic suggestions to sustain multilateral trade cooperation
Non-economic objectives, globalisation, and multilateral trade cooperation Read More »
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
World trade can still drive prosperity and stability Read More »
Giovanni Tria and Angelo Federico Arcelli ask is a renewed Bretton Woods agreement a concrete option to favour a new economic expansion phase in the post-pandemic world?
Bretton Woods: time to reset? Read More »
