Publications
The Friends of Multilateralism Group
The papers, and any opinions expressed therein, do not represent the views of the Friends of Multilateralism Group (FMG)
WTO Reform
The multilateral trading system under WTO rules needs our help-here’s what we should do
Pradeep S. Mehta co-authored this article with Pascal Lamy and Shashi Tharoor as FMG member and Secretary General of CUTS International. This article was published on 9 June 2026. Full text of this article can be viewed via: https://tinyurl.com/7v3fyuhh
First WTO fish committee meeting hears warning of notifications burden
Peter Ungphakorn published this article as FMG member and Former senior information officer, WTO Secretariat on 7th May, 2026. Full text of this article can be viewed via:https://tradebetablog.wordpress.com/2026/05/07/first-fish-committee-warn-notifications/
FMG One-Pagers
FMG Launches Its Second One-pager Input Paper: The Underestimated Costs of Protectionism
On 25th March 2024, FMG launches its second one-pager input paper "The Underestimated Costs of Protectionism", as a complement and follow-up to its first note launched during WTO Public Forum in 2023 (The first note can be view...
FMG Launches Its First One-pager Input Paper for the WTO Public Forum
Recently, Friends of Multilateralism Group (FMG) and its members following with worries about the trade policy trends around the world, from threats to launch "tariff wars", to waste tax payers money on distorting subsidies, to struggle with where to position private...
Covid-19 and Trade
Arriving at an equitable response to the pandemic
Pradeep S Mehta co-authored this article in December 2021 with Sneha Singh as founder Secretary General of the Jaipur-based Consumer Unity & Trust Society (CUTS International). Full text of this article can be viewed via: https://bit.ly/3lZKMvO
How Much Vaccine Will Be Produced This Year?
Simon Evenett published this article on May 20th as Professor of Economics at University of St. Gallen Switzerland, and Founder of St. Gallen Endowment for Prosperity Through Trade. Full text of this article can be downloaded via:...
Others
Will Trump’s third attempt to impose tariffs survive in the courts
Alan Wolff published this article on the Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE) on 29th May 2026 as former Deputy Director-General of the WTO and senior fellow at the PIIE. Full text of this article can be viewed...
Divide and Rule?
Simon Evenett published this report on 31st May 2026 as FMG member and Founder of the Global Trade Alert. Full text of this paper can be viewed via:https://globaltradealert.org/reports/divide-and-rule