All the headlines say that the Doha Round of World Trade Organization trade negotiations have collapsed. Some are betting, however, that talks will resume. The main conflicts are over trade. But Trish Kelly thinks that progress can be made in other critical areas.

Can multilateral trade agreements still work? One of the advantages is that such agreements are open to a wide range of nations and fewer nations are discriminated against. The author argues that even though developing nations did not get what they wanted in the controversial Doha Round in 2004,...