The World Trade Organization could fade into the background as better adapted fora rise to pre-eminence. But, as Rohinton P. Medhora writes in his conclusion to CIGI's latest essay series, Modernizing the World Trade Organization, the organization is not without options — there are many strategic choices awaiting the WTO.
It's fashionable to blame the US administration for the WTO's current crisis, but, as Amrita Narlikar explains in this video, many of the WTO's biggest challenges began long before Donald Trump was elected.
Does the WTO have the organizational structure to allow it to survive in the current world economy? In this essay, Debra Steger considers the WTO's stability amid increasing protectionism and rapidly changing political dynamics.
As a digital transformation is thrust upon Canadian businesses and citizens, Aaron Shull calls for a gap analysis: what does Canada's digital environment look like today — and what potential does it have?
May 13 – 8:30 a.m. EDT (UTC–04:00): CIGI is participating in a virtual town hall focused on the unprecedented policy problems and existential challenges brought on by COVID-19. Join us for discussion on a number of topics, including economic recovery, international collaboration and preparing for an uncertain future.