Singapore's Contribution to the WTO Dispute System
When two countries fight over trade, who decides who’s right? For a long time, the answer was basically “the bigger country wins.” That changed in 1995. And Singapore helped make it happen.
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Why We Should Still Believe in the WTO
People love to trash the WTO. It’s too slow. It’s broken. Nothing ever gets done. You hear it all the time.
Singapore and the Birth of the WTO
A Singaporean diplomat walks into a room full of veteran trade negotiators, knows almost nothing about trade law, and somehow ends up chairing the first meeting of a brand new global organization. That’s this chapter in a nutshell.
Singapore's Role in Global Trade Negotiations
When you think of global trade talks, you probably picture big countries throwing their weight around. The US, EU, China. But one of the most effective players in world trade negotiations is a tiny city-state with no natural resources.