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The Friends of Multilateralism Group
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WTO Reform
No, that’s not what a trade deficit means-and that’s not how you calculate other nations’ tariffs
Peter Draper, FMG member and Executive Director of the Institute for International Trade in the Faculty of the Professions, University of Adelaide, Australia co-authored this paper with Vutha Hing and published it on 2 April 2025. Full text of this article can be...
Recap of FMG Discussion on Global Turbulence and WTO Reform
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 is meant to capture the main points under the...
FMG One-Pagers
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Covid-19 and Trade
Global trade cooperation after COVID-19: Can the G20 contain disintegration?
Peter Draper published this article on 21st April for the Institute for International Trade of the University of Adelaide. Full text of this article can be downloaded via:...
Export restrictions : a negative-sum policy response to the COVID-19 crisis
Bernard M. Hoekman co-authored this paper with Matteo Fiorini and Aydin Yildirim in April 2020 for European University Institute (EUI) and Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies (RSCAS). Full text of this article can be downloaded via:...
Others
Executing Trump’s campaign pledges on tariffs won’t restore manufacturing in the Rust Belt—or elsewhere for that matter
Simon Evenett, FMG member and Founder of the St. Gallen Endowment for Prosperity Through Trade, St. Gallen co-authored this paper with Marc-Andreas Muendler, Professor at the University of California–San Diego and published it on 20 January 2025. Full text of this...
Are the trade wars with Canada and Mexico authorized?
Alan Wolff published this article on the Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE) in February 2025 as former Deputy Director-General of the WTO and senior fellow and the PIIE. Full text of this article can be viewed via:...