Escalating cross-border tensions have increasingly led to countries employing protectionist policies. The proliferation of global trade restrictions on medical supplies during the pandemic is a pertinent case in point. To what extent have recent ‘beggar-thy-neighbour’ and ‘sicken-thy-neighbour’ policies created permanent scars on global trading relationships? Is there the political will to reset relationships and rebalance global trade flows? What measures could be implemented to restore faith in liberalism?
Featured TradeExperettes
Anabel González, Deputy director-general, WTO and Senior fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Soumaya Keynes, Trade and globalisation editor, The Economist
This event is part of The Economist Events Global Trade Virtual Week.