{"id":1855086,"date":"2026-03-30T05:32:30","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T02:32:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1855086"},"modified":"2026-03-30T05:32:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T02:32:30","slug":"how-globalized-trade-killed-the-liberal-world-order","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1855086","title":{"rendered":"How globalized trade killed the liberal world order"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The four-day summit ended without any significant agreementsImage: Ahmet Emin Donmez\/Anadolu\/picture alliance<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Talks between trade representatives and high-level officials from some 166 countries ended with no major deals signed early Monday.<\/p>\n

The World Trade Organization (WTO)<\/a> had been meeting in the Cameroonian<\/a> capital of Yaounde for four tense days of negotiations, hoping to finalize an agreement\u00a0on e-commerce that was blocked by Brazil at the last minute.<\/p>\n

“We worked hard,” WTO\u00a0Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said, adding that the US and Brazil in particular\u00a0“need more time” to work out their differences over the agreement to impose levies on cross-border online orders.<\/p>\n

Given the current state of geopolitics and global trade<\/a>, attendees had set the bar relatively low. Yet hopes for at least a joint declaration of future purpose were dashed when Brazil objected to the e-commerce resolution in protest over issues stemming from a separate debate about agriculture.<\/p>\n

The US had sought a permanent extension for a moratorium on taxes in such transactions, while Brazil wanted a deal for it to last only four more years.<\/p>\n

“It’s not US\u00a0vs Brazil. It’s Brazil and Turkey vs 164 members,” said a US official of the discussions, while Brasilia accused Washington of “wanting the sky.”<\/p>\n

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How globalized trade killed the liberal world order<\/h2>\n

WTO fighting for relevance<\/h2>\n

The WTO has been in a prolonged crisis due to repeated failures to reach a consensus, prompting questions about its continued relevance.<\/p>\n

WTO representatives said that talks will continue at headquarters in Geneva until at least May.<\/p>\n

Economists and business leaders expressed their displeasure with the stalemate, with International Chamber of Commerce Secretary General John Denton saying \u200bit was “particularly concerning at a time of \u200creal strain on the global economy.”<\/p>\n

Edited by: Natalie Muller<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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Talks between trade representatives and high-level officials from some 166 countries ended with no major deals signed early Monday.<\/p>\n

The World Trade Organization (WTO)<\/a> had been meeting in the Cameroonian<\/a> capital of Yaounde for four tense days of negotiations, hoping to finalize an agreement\u00a0on e-commerce that was blocked by Brazil at the last minute.<\/p>\n

“We worked hard,” WTO\u00a0Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said, adding that the US and Brazil in particular\u00a0“need more time” to work out their differences over the agreement to impose levies on cross-border online orders.<\/p>\n

Given the current state of geopolitics and global trade<\/a>, attendees had set the bar relatively low. Yet hopes for at least a joint declaration of future purpose were dashed when Brazil objected to the e-commerce resolution in protest over issues stemming from a separate debate about agriculture.<\/p>\n

The US had sought a permanent extension for a moratorium on taxes in such transactions, while Brazil wanted a deal for it to last only four more years.<\/p>\n

“It’s not US\u00a0vs Brazil. It’s Brazil and Turkey vs 164 members,” said a US official of the discussions, while Brasilia accused Washington of “wanting the sky.”<\/p>\n

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How globalized trade killed the liberal world order<\/h2>\n

WTO fighting for relevance<\/h2>\n

The WTO has been in a prolonged crisis due to repeated failures to reach a consensus, prompting questions about its continued relevance.<\/p>\n

WTO representatives said that talks will continue at headquarters in Geneva until at least May.<\/p>\n

Economists and business leaders expressed their displeasure with the stalemate, with International Chamber of Commerce Secretary General John Denton saying \u200bit was “particularly concerning at a time of \u200creal strain on the global economy.”<\/p>\n

Edited by: Natalie Muller<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Talks between trade representatives and high-level officials from some 166 countries ended with no major deals signed early Monday.<\/p>\n

The World Trade Organization (WTO)<\/a> had been meeting in the Cameroonian<\/a> capital of Yaounde for four tense days of negotiations, hoping to finalize an agreement\u00a0on e-commerce that was blocked by Brazil at the last minute.<\/p>\n

“We worked hard,” WTO\u00a0Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said, adding that the US and Brazil in particular\u00a0“need more time” to work out their differences over the agreement to impose levies on cross-border online orders.<\/p>\n

Given the current state of geopolitics and global trade<\/a>, attendees had set the bar relatively low. Yet hopes for at least a joint declaration of future purpose were dashed when Brazil objected to the e-commerce resolution in protest over issues stemming from a separate debate about agriculture.<\/p>\n

The US had sought a permanent extension for a moratorium on taxes in such transactions, while Brazil wanted a deal for it to last only four more years.<\/p>\n

“It’s not US\u00a0vs Brazil. It’s Brazil and Turkey vs 164 members,” said a US official of the discussions, while Brasilia accused Washington of “wanting the sky.”<\/p>\n

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The WTO has been in a prolonged crisis due to repeated failures to reach a consensus, prompting questions about its continued relevance.<\/p>\n

WTO representatives said that talks will continue at headquarters in Geneva until at least May.<\/p>\n

Economists and business leaders expressed their displeasure with the stalemate, with International Chamber of Commerce Secretary General John Denton saying \u200bit was “particularly concerning at a time of \u200creal strain on the global economy.”<\/p>\n

Edited by: Natalie Muller<\/em><\/p>\n

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