Publications
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What Does the UK’s Trade Policy Report Card Look Like?
By: Stuart HarbinsonOne of the stated aims of Brexit was to widen and customise the UK’s trading relationships with the world. Several years down the line, the...
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The Trump tariffs on steel and aluminium: the end of the WTO?
By: Stuart HarbinsonThere is no doubt that the recent announcement by the U.S. Administration of tariff hikes on steel and aluminium, justified on national security...
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The WTO’s Upcoming Ministerial Conference: A Tango or a Tangle in Buenos Aires?
Research Areas: Trade, Globalisation and SecurityBy: Stuart HarbinsonIn two weeks’ time trade ministers will gather in Buenos Aires for the WTO’s 11th Ministerial Conference. What is in prospect, and does it...
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“Either he’s dead, or my watch has stopped”: The WTO’s Nairobi Ministerial Conference must be Clear About the Future of the Doha Round
Research Areas: Trade, Globalisation and SecurityBy: Stuart HarbinsonAmerican comedian Groucho Marx was no watcher of trade policy. Although dating from the 1930s, a modern-day trade policy cynic or realist (depending...
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Can Plurilateralism Save the Bali Agreement on Trade Facilitation?
Research Areas: Trade, Globalisation and SecurityBy: Stuart HarbinsonThe new package of trade accords that was concluded at the World Trade Organisation’s Bali Ministerial Meeting late last year was a fresh start for...
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The WTO Must Bounce Back
Research Areas: Trade, Globalisation and SecurityBy: Stuart HarbinsonThis policy brief surveys the state of the multilateral trading system, tracing the gradual decline of the Doha Round negotiations and the emergence...
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The Doha Round: “Death-Defying Agenda” or “Don’t Do it Again”?
Research Areas: Trade, Globalisation and SecurityBy: Stuart HarbinsonAlmost eight years after the launch of the WTO's Doha Round, negotiations remain mired in a swamp of detail, with many participants unwilling or...