Race to save WTO’s Appellate Body may be for naught with U.S. ‘in no rush’

Staving off the looming paralysis of the World Trade Organization’s Appellate Body is increasingly unlikely as the U.S. has repeatedly rebuffed -- or ignored -- efforts by other members to satisfy Washington’s objections. Without a clear sense of what Washington is looking for, members are throwing everything at the wall to see what sticks. So far, nothing has, even as the U.S. relishes the attention the issue is finally receiving. While Geneva sources told Inside U.S. Trade members are...