Publications
The Friends of Multilateralism Group
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WTO Reform
The WTO in the Age of Trump’s Trade Bullying – Should There Be WTO Reform?
Stuart Harbinson published this blog in June 2025 as FMG member and former Chief Representative of HK China to the WTO. Full text of this blog can be viewed via: https://ecipe.org/blog/wto-in-the-age-of-trump/
Recap of FMG Discussion on Global Turbulence and WTO Reform III
In light of the evolving dynamics of international trade relations and the mounting challenges faced by the WTO, FMG held a series of internal discussions on the pressing situation and the way forward. This document the second recap of the recent FMG discussions and...
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
Why the US and the WTO should part ways
Petros C. Mavroidis published this article on the CEPR on 25 June 2025 as FMG member and former member of the World Trade Organization (WTO) legal affairs division. Full text of this article can be viewed via:...
Will the Supreme Court strike down most of Trump’s tariffs?
Alan Wolff published this article on the PIIE on 20 June 2025 as FMG member and former Deputy Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Full text of this article can be viewed via:...