Rich countries want unfettered access to poor countries' markets, which are often heavily protected by tariffs, but they don't want to give up all th….

Pretty soon, we should see a few large regional blocs dominating global trade. The ones that lower trade barriers faster will grow faster....

Diverse groups of countries can do a lot by trading amongst themselves, exploiting differences in costs, resources, and technologies..

The WTO has outlived its usefulness as a setting for trade negotiations. It can still be a good place to resolve disputes (though this can take years….

As developing countries became bigger traders, it was clear that the old way of doing business wouldn't fly. To get them back to the bargaining table….