Are we witnessing the end of our multilateral system of international trade? <\/p>\n\n
Genevi\u00e8ve Dufour, a professor in the Civil Law Section at the University of Ottawa, traces the origins of our multilateral trade system, which has been damaged by the \u201cchaos\u201d created by the Trump administration’s trade policies. Despite its imperfections, it makes the case for maintaining – and improving – the current framework underpinning the international trading system.<\/p>\n\n
\u201cWe’re no longer capable of producing everything, we have to rely on others,\u201d she stresses. \u201cAnd if we rely on others, we can’t go to war with them.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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