Almost eight years after the launch of the Doha Round, the WTO negotiations remain mired in a swamp of detail, with … could be achieved; whether there are alternative approaches to WTO negotiations that could be explored for the future; and … what a future negotiating agenda might look like. It concludes with some reflections on the prospects for the WTO at the …

trade policies. The WTO regularly examines its members' trade policies - but its reports tend to be superficial and …

they accede to the WTO, the impact of current debates about WTO reform on vulnerable economies, and measures to make it … easier for vulnerable economies to accede to and actively participate in the WTO. The main conclusion is that the benefits … from WTO membership in terms of improved market access for traditional exports are likely to be limited. However, by …

Since its inception in 1995, more than 312 disputes have been raised under the WTO Dispute Settlement System. Despite … retaliating country and amount to "shooting oneself in the foot". Trade wars can only be won by large countries. The WTO …

. The paper assembles detailed information about the IP provisions contained in active RTAs notified to the WTO. The goal … was to expand beyond the more commonly studied RTAs, to review the full array of agreements notified to the WTO and thus …

We investigate to what extent the probability that a Specific Trade Concern (STC) is raised in the WTO against a Member …

century. Secondly, in one area of economic activity - trade in government procurement markets - the revised WTO Agreement on …