Publications
The Friends of Multilateralism Group
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WTO Reform
Recap of FMG Discussion on Global Trade Developments and WTO Reform IV
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 fourth recap of the recent FMG discussions and...
Can the WTO Weather the Storm?
In September 2025, Stuart Harbinson published this blog on ECIPE 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/can-the-wto-weather-the-storm/.
FMG One-Pagers
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Covid-19 and Trade
Tackling Covid-19 Together-The Trade Policy Dimension
Simon Evenett, as Professor of St. Gallen University, published this paper on 23rd March 2020 with the Global Trade Alert Team. Full text of this article can be downloaded via: https://www.globaltradealert.org/reports/51
It’s not too early to plan for post-COVID-19
Matthew Wilson published this article on 31st March 2020 for the International Trade Centre (ITC) as Chief Adviser and Chief of Staff of ITC. Full text of this article can be downloaded via:...
Others
How unprecedented are Trump’s “emergency tariffs”?
Alan Wolff published this article on the PIIE on 28 October 2025 as FMG member and former Deputy Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Full text of this article can be viewed...
Can Trading Partners Still Hedge? U.S. Poison Pills and the Limits of Dual Engagement
On 31 October 2025, Simon Evenett published this article as FMG member and Founder of Global Trade Alert. Full text of this article can be viewed via:https://globaltradealert.org/reports/US-poison-pills