Quote-unquote: USMCA advances, WTO dispute settlement retreats

WTO in crisis: Appellate Board in limbo; search for next steps underway . The World Trade Organization’s Appellate Body officially entered its long-anticipated shutdown mode after failing to reach consensus on an interim way forward pending reforms. Some of the talk surrounding the issue: Azevêdo will search for ‘missing pieces of the puzzle’ . “My consultations, my conversations led me to believe that maybe the Walker process [the attempt to resolve AB issues] was not addressing all of the...