Trump believes the Geneva-based WTO treats the U.S. with disrespect. Martin Good/Shutterstock.com September 4, 2018 Why Trump’s wrong about WTO treating US unfairly Jeffrey Kucik, University of Arizona The president again threatened to drop out of the World Trade Organization if it doesn’t ‘shape up.’ But a careful review of case filings show the US isn’t treated any differently than its other members.
Just a sample of the $1.2 trillion of goods traded every month. Tim Wimborne/Reuters March 14, 2017 Trade Facilitation Agreement’s benefits may extend well beyond cutting red tape Russell Hillberry, Purdue University A new WTO trade deal is expected to provide up to $1 trillion in economic gains by eliminating bureaucracy. But that’s not its most important benefit.
Reports of the demise of the WTO’s trade agenda might be premature. Reuters/Denis Balibouse December 9, 2015 The WTO’s Nairobi talks and the multi-billion dollar trade agreement you’ve never heard of Andrew Willcocks, Australian National University The WTO’s global trade agenda has been decried as dead. But the upcoming Nairobi round might change that.