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Tag Archives: World Trade Organization
Sunflower Oil ‘Vanishes’ as Ukraine War Grinds On
Several British supermarkets have joined other chains around the world in asking shoppers to limit their cooking oil purchases, as supplies dwindle and prices rise.
House Votes to Suspend Normal Trade Relations With Russia
The bill, which still needs Senate approval, is the latest in a series of measures that lawmakers have passed to support Ukraine and punish Russia for its invasion.
The Yes Men: Revenge of the Pranksters
A collective that blazed a trail with corporate hoaxes occupies an uneasy space between art and activism.
Biden Administration Says China Failed Trade Commitments
In a new report, the administration detailed China’s violations of promises made both to the World Trade Organization and under a 2020 trade deal with the U.S.
European Steel Plan Shows Biden’s Bid to Merge Climate and Trade Policy
A potential agreement on steel trade provides the clearest look yet at how the Biden administration plans to implement a trade policy that is both protectionist and progressive
U.S. Renews Its Support for the World Trade Organization
Trade Representative Katherine Tai outlined her vision for the battered World Trade Organization, saying the U.S. wanted to re-engage and address working people’s concerns.
U.S. and Europe Look for Tariff Cease-Fire as Biden Heads Overseas
The Biden administration is trying to ease trade tension with allies, in part to help counter China.
U.S. Mask Companies Struggle to Compete with China
Remember when N95s were in short supply? American companies stepped in to manufacture them. Now, they can’t compete.
Why Vaccinating the World Against Covid-19 Will Be Hard
When President Biden joined a push to set aside patents for Covid shots, he entered a roiling debate over how to ensure poor countries get enough vaccine.
What Would It Take to Vaccinate the World Against Covid?
When President Biden joined a push to set aside patents for Covid shots, he entered a roiling debate over how to ensure poor countries get enough vaccine.
Biden Backs Suspending Patents on Covid Vaccines
The Biden administration, siding with some world leaders over the U.S. pharmaceutical industry, came out in favor of waiving intellectual property protections for coronavirus vaccines.
Biden Confronts Coronavirus Vaccine Patents
President Biden and drugmakers are facing demands from liberal activists and global leaders to suspend intellectual property rights on the vaccines as the pandemic surges.
Biden Can Help Make Covid-Vaccine Tech Available to Poor Countries
The West has hoarded vaccines and blocked developing nations from making their own. President Biden can put a stop to that.
Biden’s Climate Summit Won’t Save the World
There is only one way for the Biden administration to make good on its emissions commitments.
U.S. and Europe Will Suspend Tariffs on Alcohol, Food and Airplanes
The governments agreed to temporarily suspend tariffs on billions of dollars of products as they search for a settlement to a long-running clash over subsidies given to Airbus and Boeing.
Biden’s Pick for Trade Representative Promises Break With Past Policy
Katherine Tai, the nominee to be America’s chief trade negotiator, declined to give policy specifics on tariffs and trade agreements, but laid out a broad vision of a more equitable trade policy.
Biden’s Pick for Trade Representative Promises Break With Past Policy
Katherine Tai, the nominee to be America’s chief trade negotiator, declined to give policy specifics on tariffs and trade agreements, but laid out a broad vision of a more equitable trade policy.
Biden on ‘Short Leash’ as Administration Rethinks China Relations
The Biden administration is under intense pressure to maintain former President Donald J. Trump’s curbs on China, even as it tries to develop a more comprehensive and effective strategy.
W.T.O. Officially Selects Okonjo-Iweala as Its Director-General
Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the first woman and the first African to serve in the post, said she would make global economic recovery from the pandemic a priority.
W.T.O. Set to Gain New Chief, but Deep Issues Remain
The appointment of the Nigerian economist Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to lead the World Trade Organization removes one obstacle, but the group’s future remains uncertain.
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Set to Become W.T.O.’s First Female Leader
Her path was cleared after Yoo Myung-hee, the South Korean trade minister, announced she was withdrawing from consideration to head the World Trade Organization.
One Vaccine Side Effect: Global Economic Inequality
As Covid inoculations begin, the economic downturn stands to be reversed, but developing countries are at risk of being left behind.
The W.T.O. Is Having a Midlife Crisis
Fixing the global trading system means first coming to grips with why it is broken.
Want Vaccines Fast? Suspend Intellectual Property Rights
Otherwise, there won’t be enough shots to go around, even in rich countries.
Donald Trump’s Foreign Policy Hurt American Alliances
It has become impossible for democracies to believe it is in their interest to take Trump’s America seriously.
After Trump, Will International Relations and Trade Ever Be the Same?
And it won’t come back even if and when he’s gone.
A Biden Win Could Renew a Democratic Split on Trade
Democrats have been unified by their desire to oust President Trump. But if that happens, deep divisions on the issue of trade are likely to reappear.
Europe Wonders if It Can Rely on U.S. Again, Whoever Wins
America’s deeply polarized politics have marked foreign policy, too, undermining Washington’s authority and reputation for reliability.
With Brexit Clock Ticking, Boris Johnson Vows, Again, to Walk Away
The prime minister blew up over what he called Europe’s insistence that Britain make all the compromises. But Europe says it still wants to talk.
W.T.O. Says American Tariffs on China Broke Global Trade Rules
A World Trade Organization panel said Tuesday that the United States violated its rules by imposing tariffs on China in 2018, drawing an angry response from the Trump administration.
Joe Biden’s China Journey
As a United States senator, he spoke of transforming China through trade. As a presidential candidate two decades later, he denounces it as a “dictatorship.”
Trump Administration to Push for ‘Reset’ of Global Tariffs
Planned remarks to Congress by the administration’s top trade adviser on Wednesday appear to portend a continued fight with the World Trade Organization.
China Doesn’t Want a New World Order. It Wants This One.
Why would China go to the trouble of capsizing the global order when it can simply take it over?
W.T.O. Chief Quits Suddenly, Adding to Global Turmoil
Roberto Azevêdo, director-general of the World Trade Organization, has been a proponent of international cooperation, putting him at odds with the Trump administration.
Global Trade Sputters, Leaving Too Much Here, Too Little There
As the pandemic stretches on, consumers and businesses could run short of some products in months to come.