This article was first published on TESS. It is part of a Synergies series on reviving multilateralism curated by TESS titled From Vision to Action on Trade and Sustainability at the WTO....
Unlike the Cold War, the starting point for the current bout of geopolitical rivalry was a dense set of cross-border commercial ties between protagonists. Companies with international ope...
Traditionally, the quest for greater economic efficiencies has been the primary driver of trade relationships. The desire for optimized production and greater profitability for corporatio...
At the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28), one day will be devoted to how trade and trade policy can move towards a decarbonized economy. As trade occurs within global ...
Since its creation in 1995, the World Trade Organization (WTO) has occupied an unassailable position as foremost among international economic institutions. Today, however, some argue that...
Many Western governments frame policy towards critical raw materials in terms of security of supply and fret about "dependency" on hostile nations. Governments of nations with lots of mat...
In a time of global crisis, what can be done to accelerate positive change? Impact investors have a key role to play, whether they are entrepreneurs, venture capital firms, financial inst...
This month started with welcome news from the World Trade Organization (WTO). Despite many service sectors being clobbered during the pandemic, year-on-year growth in trade in services wa...
Life is full of ironies. The internet was to herald an era of greater transparency and accountability of governments – putting more information in the hands of citizens. Yet, it turns out...
Ahead of the now postponed 12th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO), member countries are considering how to advance the still incomplete agenda on gender and tra...
Divides and discrimination within countries along the lines of race, ethnicity, gender and Indigenous identity have resulted in longstanding social, economic and political challenges. The...
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) Sixth Assessment report once again focused international attention on the acute urgency of climate action. Combatting climate change...
There is a vital need for countries to intensify environmental and climate action. Existing climate policies set us on a path to global warming of about 3˚C above pre-industrial levels. H...
Action on plastic pollution has been slowed considerably during the COVID-19 pandemic – but there’s a new emerging angle that could help rebuild momentum for the transition to a greener a...
The Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Roberto Azevêdo, announced on 14 May that he would step down a year earlier than planned. Governments are already using this as...
