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The World Trade Organization and its predecessors have spurred the growth of international trade and global engagement since the 1940’s. But WTO rules now need to evolve to adjudicate modern and more complex trade frictions. WTO reform has become essential to ensure the continued existence of a rules-based system to organize global trade flows.
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Stephen Olson
Research Fellow, Hinrich Foundation
Areas of expertise
Sustainable trade
WTO
Trade negotiations
Free trade agreements
Tariffs & non-tariff barriers
Stewart Paterson
Research Fellow, Hinrich Foundation
Areas of expertise
Macroeconomics
Monetary policy
Political economy
Clete Willems
Partner, Akin Gump
Areas of expertise
Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States
International trade policy
World Trade Organization (WTO) Dispute Resolution and Counseling
Simon J. Evenett
Professor of International Trade and Economic Development and MBA Director, University of St. Gallen
Areas of expertise
International trade policy
National competition law
Economic development
Henry Gao
Associate professor of law, Singapore Management University and Dongfang Scholar Chair Professor at the Shanghai Institute of Foreign Trade
Areas of expertise
WTO
China economic policy
International law
Weihuan Zhou
Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law, UNSW Sydney, Australia
Areas of expertise
WTO
Trade disputes and remedies
Free trade agreements
China's economic reform
Lauren Kyger
Digital Content Manager, National Committee on U.S.-China Relations
Areas of expertise
US-China trade
Foreign direct investment
Digital trade
Andrea Durkin
Editor-in-Chief, TradeVistas
Areas of expertise
US-China relations
WTO
Tariffs and trade barriers
Alice Calder
Freelance writer and economist
Areas of expertise
Immigration and international trade
Innovation and entrepreneurship
Economics and culture
Anne Kim
Editor, Washington Monthly, and Author of Abandoned: America’s Lost Youth and the Crisis of Disconnection
Orit Frenkel
President, Frenkel Strategies and Executive Director, American Leadership Initiative
Dan Ikenson
Director, Herbert A. Stiefel Center for Trade Policy Studies
Scott Miller
Senior adviser, CSIS
Raymond J. Keating
Chief Economist, Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council (SBE Council)
William Reinsch
Senior Adviser, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
Alan Wolff
Deputy Director-General, World Trade Organization
Michael Unger
Adjunct Fellow, Scholl Chair in International Business, CSIS
Bruce Hirsh
Principal and Founder, Tailwind Global Strategies LLC
Christine McDaniel
Senior Research Fellow, Mercatus Center