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Essay, May/June 2011
After Doha
Susan C. Schwab

It is time to face reality: the current round of multilateral trade talks is doomed. Rather than try to revive it, argues a former U.S. trade representative, world leaders should salvage a few smaller agreements and study what went wrong in order to do better the next time around.
Review Essay, Jan/Feb 2010
Banned Aid
Jagdish Bhagwati

As the Zambian economist Dambisa Moyo argues, the concept of foreign aid is flawed -- not just because corrupt dictators divert aid for nefarious or selfish purposes but also because even in reasonably democratic countries, aid creates perverse incentives and unintended consequences. 
Postscript,
March 17, 2009
Yes, Globalization Passed Its Peak
Rawi Abdelal and Adam Segal

The international financial crisis has thrown the forward march of globalization into question. If the United States and others can learn from the crisis and control borrowing, then the positive potential of global trade and finance may be restored.
Essay, Mar/Apr 2009
Bank ShotsPremium Article available to subscribers and site license holders.
Rachel L. Loeffler

Financial sanctions have become a key tool of U.S. foreign policy. Measures taken against Iran and North Korea make clear that this new financial statecraft can be effective, but true success will require persuading global banks to accept a shared sense of risk.
Essay, Jan/Feb 2009
From Doha to the Next Bretton WoodsPremium Article available to subscribers and site license holders.
Aaditya Mattoo and Arvind Subramanian

Trade problems are an underlying cause of the financial crisis. To truly revive the world economy, a new trade consensus is necessary.
Review Essay, Sep/Oct 2006
Questions of Fairness
Robert H. Wade

In "Economic Justice in an Unfair World", Ethan Kapstein sets out admirably to define a global system that would guarantee opportunity for all states. But on the key issue -- free trade -- he subverts his own efforts by clinging to simplistic neoliberal dogma.
Essay, Special 2005
From Seattle to Hong KongPremium Article available to subscribers and site license holders.
Jagdish Bhagwati

There have been eight rounds of multilateral trade negotiations prior to Doha. Although they all ended well, it is important to remember that few went smoothly. Negotiators in Hong Kong now face real obstacles, but there is reason for hope -- if, that is, they have the will and courage to do what is necessary to succeed.
Essay, Special 2005
Rescuing the Doha RoundPremium Article available to subscribers and site license holders.
C. Fred Bergsten

The Doha Round could become the first major multilateral trade talks to fail since the 1930s. To prevent a collapse, policymakers in the G-8 and key developing countries must resolve global monetary and current account imbalances, counter the backlash against globalization, and find a way to jolt the talks back to life.
Essay, Special 2005
The Stakes of DohaPremium Article available to subscribers and site license holders.
Carla A. Hills

Americans should care deeply about the Doha Round, but many do not understand what it means for them and the rest of the world. With the talks barely moving, it is time for supporters of free trade to educate the American people in order to give Washington the backing it needs to break the deadlock.
Essay, Special 2005
With or Without DohaPremium Article available to subscribers and site license holders.
Charlene Barshefsky

Today, the United States confronts four urgent challenges: imbalances in global trade and capital flows, South America's drift, Asia's economic integration, and the Muslim world's decline. International trade policy alone cannot solve these complex concerns, but it can play a pivotal role in dealing with each.
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