The appointment of the WTO’s new director-general must precipitate a candid and frank discussion about the organisation’s future. Members need to reach consensus, and quickly. With multilateralism on its knees and an Appellate Body at an impasse, there is a lot at stake. Will the shift towards plurilateralism succeed? How do WTO rules on subsidies need to change? What compromises with America should be made to restore the dispute settlement system?
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Debra Steger, Senior fellow, Centre for International Governance Innovation
Jennifer Hillman, Senior fellow for trade and international political economy, Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)
