Special Issue - Trade Conflicts, Multilateral Cooperation and WTO Reform

The articles in this Global Policy special issue, edited by Bernard Hoekman and Petros C. Mavroidis, cover trade conflicts, multilateral cooperation and World Trade Organisation (WTO) reform. Since its formation, with a few notable exceptions, the WTO's members have not been able to negotiate new rules on policies. The Doha Development Agenda negotiations, launched in 2001, quickly became deadlocked, and other functions, such as its dispute settlement mechanism, are also not performing well. Calls for WTO reform have, therefore, been mounting. These issues and more are unpick by contributors. 

Special Issue Articles

WTO Reform: Back to the Past to Build for the Future - Bernard Hoekman and Petros C. Mavroidis

Stakeholder Preferences and Priorities for the Next WTO Director General - Matteo Fiorini, Bernard Hoekman, Petros C. Mavroidis, Douglas Nelson and Robert Wolfe

Is the WTO in Sync with the Business Community? - Elissa Alben and Logan Brown

Informal Learning and WTO Renewal Using Thematic Sessions to Create More Opportunities for Dialogue - Robert Wolfe

All the Tea in China: Solving the ‘China Problem’ at the WTO - Petros C. Mavroidis and André Sapir

Plurilateral Cooperation as an Alternative to Trade Agreements: Innovating One Domain at a Time - Bernard Hoekman and Charles Sabel

Why Reform is Needed: WTO ‘Public Body’ Jurisprudence - Dukgeun Ahn

Appointment with Destiny: Selecting WTO Judges in the Future - Robert Howse

The Role of the WTO Secretariat in WTO Disputes – Silent Witness or Ghost Expert? - Jasper M. Wauters