A Biden presidency promises a return to multilateral trade agreements. But it remains to be seen how it approaches the World Trade Organisation.
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A quarter-century ago, more than 100 nations agreed to engage in freer trade with one another and signed the declaration that established the World Trade Organization.
Trump has often talked about leaving the World Trade Organization. An economist explains what it is and what would happen if the president had his way.
American lawmakers in the 1930s learned the hard way what happens when a country raises tariffs and makes other unilateral trade decisions.
The Trump administration’s new deal with China, which won’t benefit many workers, shows the pitfalls of pursuing bilateral agreements at the expense of multilateral ones like NAFTA.
It seems in the current global turbulence multilateral trade deals are dead, long live bilateral agreements.
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Professor of International Relations, American University School of International Service
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Associate Professor of Political Science, Georgia State University
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Assistant Professor of Economics, University of California, Merced
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Professor of Law, UNSW
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Lecturer of international trade law, Monash Business School, Monash University