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Save to My PortfolioHow the Food Crisis Could Solve the Doha Round

Arvind Panagariya and Jagdish Bhagwati, June 23, 2008, Financial Times

How the Food Crisis Could Solve the Doha RoundBrookings expert Arvind Panagariya and Council on Foreign Relations fellow Jagdish Bhagwati discuss different arguments for the possibility that the food crisis could solve the Doha trade round. Read More

Global Food Crisis, Trade, World Trade Organization, Global Economics

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Save to My PortfolioShowdown on U.S.-Colombia FTA

Paul Blustein, April 09, 2008, The Brookings Institution

Showdown on U.S.-Colombia FTAA blend of policy, process and politics may doom the free trade agreement between the United States and Colombia. Paul Blustein argues that President Bush's difficulty persuading Congress to ratify the pact may finally teach trade negotiators that bilateral trade agreements can be a lot more trouble than they’re worth. Read More

Trade, World Trade Organization, U.S. Politics, Colombia, Global Economics

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Save to My PortfolioThe Impact of Rising Global Food Prices

Homi Kharas, February 13, 2008, Marketplace, American Public Media

The Impact of Rising Global Food PricesInternational food prices are rising globally, prompting many countries to adjust tariffs to attract or keep more food domestically. Homi Kharas, Senior Fellow, Wolfensohn Center for Development, recently discussed the tariffs with NPR, noting how policies are impacting production and consumption patterns globally. Read More

Global Food Crisis, Trade, World Trade Organization, Taxes, Global Economics

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Save to My PortfolioFacing Protectionism Generated By Trade Disputes: China’s Post-WTO Blues

Wing Thye Woo and Geng Xiao, November 2007, The Brookings Institution

U.S. policymakers and presidential hopefuls often express concern over the large and growing U.S.-China trade deficit and propose solutions, including appreciation of the yuan, to help resolve it. Yet, what are the real economic issues underlying the trade deficit and what policies would help successfully resolve it? Wing Thye Woo, an expert on East Asian economies, explains in a new Brookings Global working paper. Read More

Trade, World Trade Organization, BRICs, China, China's Economy

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Save to My PortfolioFrom Lima to Doha: Assessing the U.S. Trade Agenda

Paul Blustein, November 12, 2007, The Brookings Institution

The House approved a free-trade agreement with Peru last week, and Senate approval appears likely. Brookings Journalist-in-Residence Paul Blustein contends that the bipartisan vote was a breakthrough, but what’s needed is a meaningful Doha Round deal. Read More

Trade, World Trade Organization, U.S. Congress, South America, Economic Development

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Save to My PortfolioBuilding a Constructive U.S.-Russian Relationship

Strobe Talbott, October 30, 2007, House Committee on Foreign Affairs

Strobe Talbott testified before a congressional committee that in the contentious dialogue between the United States and Russia, where domestically popular Vladimir Putin continues to assert state power, we must get the tone and tactics right in a "long-term strategy of inducing Russia to accept the terms and standards of the international community." Talbott focused particularly on energy issues, arms control and Russia's accession to the World Trade Organization. Read More

Russia, Energy Security, World Trade Organization, Energy, Arms Control

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Save to My PortfolioReform of Global Governance: Priorities for Action

Colin I. Bradford and Johannes F. Linn, October 2007, The Brookings Institution

Governance reform was high on the agenda at the recent World Bank/IMF Annual Meeting in Washington. Brookings experts Colin Bradford and Johannes Linn examine priorities for reform at both institutions and other global organizations in a new Policy Brief. Read More

Global Governance, G8 Summit, World Trade Organization, International Monetary Fund, China

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Save to My PortfolioGlobal Trade Talks: The Doha Disaster

Paul Blustein, July 09, 2007, The Brookings Institution

Opinion by Paul Blustein, The Brookings Institution (07/09/07) Read More

Trade, World Trade Organization, Global Economics, Sustainable Development, Development

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Save to My PortfolioTrade Adjustment in the WTO System: Are More Safeguards the Answer?

Chad P. Bown and Rachel McCulloch, June 2007, The Brookings Institution

For countries to engage successfully in the international trading system, their industries, firms, and workers must respond continually to new conditions of competition. Read More

Trade, World Trade Organization, Competitiveness, China, Global Economics

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Save to My PortfolioNo More Second-Best Trade Solutions

Chad P. Bown, April 13, 2007, washingtonpost.com

Opinion by Chad P. Bown, Washington Post (4/13/07) Read More

Trade, World Trade Organization, China, South Korea, Global Economics

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Save to My PortfolioMaking Trade Agreements Relevant for Poor Countries: Why Dispute Settlement is Not Enough

Bernard M. Hoekman and Chad P. Bown, February 2007, The Brookings Institution

Poor countries are rarely challenged in formal WTO trade disputes for failing to live up to commitments, reducing the benefits of their participation in international trade agreements. This paper examines the political-economic causes of the failure to challenge poor countries and discusses the static and dynamic costs and externality implications of this failure. Given the weak incentives to enforce WTO rules and disciplines against small and poor members, bolstering the transparency function of the WTO is important to make trade agreements more relevant to trade constituencies in developing countries. While our focus is on the WTO system, our arguments also apply to reciprocal North-South trade agreements Read More

Trade, World Trade Organization, Competitiveness, Global Governance, Global Economics

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Save to My PortfolioU.S. Shares Blame for Trade Talk Collapse

Lael Brainard, July 28, 2006, The Washington Post

An Opinion by Lael Brainard about the breakdowns of the Doha Negotiations Read More

Trade, World Trade Organization, U.S. Politics, Global Economics, Trade Disputes

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Save to My PortfolioThe Doha Round: Now Where are We Headed?

Lael Brainard, 5-Dec-05, The Brookings Institution

Interview with Lael Brainard The Brookings Institution (12/5/05) Read More

Trade, World Trade Organization, Competitiveness, Global Economics, Antidumping

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Save to My PortfolioWTO Dispute Settlement and the Missing Developing Country Cases: Engaging the Private Sector

Bernard M. Hoekman and Chad P. Bown, May 2005, The Brookings Institution

Paper by Chad P. Bown and Bernard M. Hoekman (May 2005) Read More

Trade, World Trade Organization, Macroeconomics, Global Economics, Trade Disputes

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Save to My PortfolioCordell Hull, The Reciprocal Trade Agreement Act, and the WTO

Kenneth Dam, 10-Oct-04, The Chicago Working Paper Series

Paper by Kenneth Dam (10/10/04) Read More

Trade, World Trade Organization, Global Economics

In Brief

Tasked with managing and liberalizing global trade, the World Trade Organization (WTO) plays a critical role in the increasingly interconnected global economy. Through active negotiation among the world’s trading nations, rule enforcement and dispute settlement, the WTO often serves as a forum for some of the most challenging and influential trade policy debates, which have far-reaching implications for global growth and development.

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Lael Brainard

Vice President and Director, Global Economy and Development
Bernard L. Schwartz Chair in International Economics

Lael Brainard is vice president and director of Global Economy and Development. Formerly White House Deputy National Economic Adviser and Associate Professor at MIT, she focuses on competitiveness, trade, international economics, U.S. foreign assistance and global poverty. She is also the Director of the All Brookings Initiative on Competitiveness.
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William Antholis is managing director of the Brookings Institution. He has worked on foreign security and economic policy at the National Security Council and the State Department, and was director of studies at the German Marshall Fund of the United States.
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