Quote-unquote: NAFTA’s troublous talks; are WTO shock waves next?

At end of NAFTA’s round four, tensions rise and words turn more combative . The shift came after the U.S. laid out its more controversial positions for redoing the North American Free Trade Agreement. The result was heightened concern about the agreement’s future and a delay to the start of a fifth round: U.S. “We have seen no indications that our partners are willing to make any changes that will result in a rebalancing and a reduction in these...