Not all about the WTO
Years ago, in the early 2000’s, the WTO hired me to write several books about the Organisation and the treaties. I still sometimes get a request, althoug...
Category: Policy
What happened to the Moon?
July 20, 1969… Fifty years! A lifetime ago, the Moon landing seemed like a new horizon. But it wasn’t. On the twentieth anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moo...
Time to reassess eugenics?
Eugenics is an ancient idea with a terrible modern reputation. Is that reputation now irrrelevant? [A discussion paper for a talk I gave in 2015: ...
Free trade (not agreements) will make Britain great
To judge from most of the “progressive” press and my Twitter feed, there is a great deal of ruin in Brexit. I hear that Britain is so integrated into the ...
Trade blocs world
We will soon see the creation of the first global-scale trade-blocs: exclusive international trade zones. What will it be like? The short answer (if you w...
Draft history of ICC: final chapters
Last year, I completed the manuscript of a centennial history of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC). It’s a long work: 400 pages, more or...
Can multilateralism be revived?
Shawn Donnan at the FT says that it needs a healthier life-style. Multilateralism is weaker than it has ever been. But, in trade, it has never been as...