While neither the WTO nor multilateral trade rules will disappear, the US and EU are becoming more proactive in asserting their capacity to take unilateral actions in cases where the global system comes up short. Despite the risks of abuses, expect these actions to continue and intensify in the years to come.
Source Hinrich Foundation
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