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The key issue for the WTO in 2019: Consensus or a plurilateral future

December 31, 2018 at 11:02 AM
The World Trade Organization is due for a seminal year in 2019 -- for better or worse -- as events over the next 12 months are expected to determine whether the organization can continue to function on a multilateral basis or if it will instead be left to preside over a series of plurilateral agreements among its members. The most pressing issue WTO members will face in 2019 is whether its Appellate Body can continue to function or if dispute...


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