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WTO Stalemate; Off Again, On Again; Dem Bones

WTO Stalemate The World Trade Organization remains unable to move forward on its reform agenda under a stalemate over issues like the current consensus requirement, re-establishing the appellate level in dispute settlement, and use of special and differential treatment. The pending confirmation of Joseph Barloon to be the U.S. Ambassador to the WTO is unlikely to alter the fundamental disagreements in Geneva. On 3 October, the Senate agreed to consider Barloon’s nomination as part of an en bloc group of about 100 different nominations, but lawmakers remain bogged down first and foremost on a continuing resolution to keep the government funded.  Off Again, On Again President Trump often seeks to put his interlocutors off-balance,...

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