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Archive for September, 2008

Cotton in the Doha Round – A Lost Opportunity?

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008

Making progress in multilateral trade negotiations involving more than 150 countries is very difficult. Negotiations require exchanges – offering something for what you want. Given the widely discrepant wealth of developed and developing countries, the poorest countries must, in relative terms, offer a great deal more.

Negotiations can advance because the … Continue Reading…

Resuming Doha: Overcoming the SSM Impasse

Wednesday, September 17th, 2008

The gains from a Doha Round would greatly exceed those of the Uruguay Round. It would be a shame if an inability to find a solution to the SSM on the one hand, and further reduce trade distorting support on the other, derails the Doha Round, Such a failure would … Continue Reading…

Doha Round Worth Fighting For

Monday, September 15th, 2008

In my view a failed Ministerial is not a failed Round. I am not aware that any of the negotiators have indicated that the Round has failed, and it is important as talks move forward to remain committed to sound agricultural policy, both in international trade and on a domestic … Continue Reading…

Georgia/Russia news: 15 SEP 2008

Monday, September 15th, 2008

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NEWS

 

In Wake of … Continue Reading…

Georgia/Russia news: 12 SEP 2008

Friday, September 12th, 2008

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NEWS

 

Putin tells Britain: … Continue Reading…

Georgia/Russia news: 11 SEP 2008

Thursday, September 11th, 2008

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NEWS

 

S. Ossetia Sends … Continue Reading…

Transatlantic Trends released

Wednesday, September 10th, 2008

Over on the main GMF site, you will find a link to Transatlantic Trends, GMF’s signature survey of American and European public opinion. This year’s findings include data on the U.S. election, Russia as a threat to stability, attitudes toward continued reconstruction in Afghanistan, support for NATO, … Continue Reading…

What do Europeans expect?

Wednesday, September 10th, 2008

Whether it was the crowds in Berlin this summer or newspaper polls asking how Europeans would vote in the U.S. presidential elections, Senator Barack Obama has been seen as more popular in Europe than Senator John McCain.  We found Europeans to have … Continue Reading…

Georgia/Russia news: 10 SEP 2008

Wednesday, September 10th, 2008

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NEWS

 

Russian troops dismantle west … Continue Reading…

Georgia/Russia news: 9 SEP 2008

Tuesday, September 9th, 2008

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NEWS

 

U.S. Rules … Continue Reading…