Free trade seems to have few supporters these days. Though actual trade volumes are recovering from the post-crisis recession and drop in commodity prices, “globalization” has become increasingly ...

Today, industrial policy is no longer exceptional. Across advanced and emerging economies, governments are deploying ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The international order is evolving quickly, with new cooperation mechanisms replacing inferior multilateral frameworks. One major ...

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The European Union is heavily reliant – for its growth, prosperity, and economic stability – on a functioning multilateral trading system. Since 1995, the World Trade Organization (WTO) has embodied ...

Progress in global trade governance owes a lot to European and US collaboration. But as the US renounces its role of chief trade architect, the EU must consider alternative options After the second ...

Today the world is on a knife edge - war and conflict are piercing the heart of our multilateral system and our global confidence. Russia’s war against Ukraine, the war in Gaza and the crisis in the ...

Today, our multilateral system, constructed in the aftermath of the Second World War, is under unprecedented strain. It has had remarkable achievements in the past 80 years. But we are not complacent ...

The international order is evolving quickly, with new cooperation mechanisms replacing inferior multilateral frameworks. One major trend has been the “minilateralization” of multilateralism, whereby ...