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Dec 11, 2017

NAFTA Negotiations: Eliminate ISDS for food and water security

Shiney Varghese

As the 6th round of NAFTA negotiations begin this week in Washington D.C, the controversy over exactly what a new agreement might involve (if there is one at all) continues to generate debate.

Dec 11, 2017

Investor State Dispute Settlement

Shiney Varghese

Read the full paper here. 

Dec 8, 2017

Food Reserves, Climate Adaptation and the World Trade Organization

Sophia Murphy

Ben Lilliston

At the global climate talks in Bonn, Germany last month, countries agreed for the first time on an agriculture work program designed to identify the best strategies to respond to climate change and protect food security. Nearly 80 percent of countries included agriculture in their Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) as part of the Paris Climate Agreement.

Dec 5, 2017

Ministerial Conference Host Argentina Undermines WTO Credibility

IATP

A decision to ban 63 civil society experts from attending the upcoming World Trade Organization (WTO) ministerial in Argentina threatens to further weaken the global institution. The controversy doesn’t bode well for the WTO, which has come under fire since its inception for its lack of transparency and accountability.