CGD in the News
Why You Shouldn't Stop Buying From Bangladesh (Bloomberg Businessweek)
Senior Fellow Charles Kenny writes his weekly column in Bloomberg Businessweek on why improving worker safety is a better alternative to trade sanctions following the recent collapse of a factory in Bangladesh.
Brazil in Tight Race with Mexico to Head WTO (Financial Times)
Senior Fellow Kimberley Ann Elliott is quoted in the Financial Times on the future of the World Trade Organization with new Latin American leadership.
The Cotton Wars (NPR)
Senior Fellow Kimberley Ann Elliott discusses the World Trade Organization's regulations on US cotton subsidies on NPR radio show "Planet Money".
Cutting Off Trade Would Hurt Workers (New York Times)
Senior Fellow Kimberley Ann Elliott contributes to The New York Times "Room for Debate Series" on labor standards and trade sanctions.
New WTO head set to hail from global south (The Guardian)
Senior Fellow Kimberley Ann Elliott is quoted in The Guardian on the future head of the World Trade Organization.
Azevedo, Groser, Pangestu Favored for WTO DG Slot As Pool Shrinks (Inside US Trade)
Senior Fellow Kimberley Ann Elliott is quoted in Inside US Trade on the necessary qualifications for the next head of the WTO.
One of These 9 People Will Lead the World Trade Organization (Washington Post)
Senior Fellow Kimberly Ann Elliott's recent blog post and Vice President Lawrence MacDonald's interviews of WTO candidates are featured in a Washington Post piece on the positions of the potential new leaders of the WTO and their likelihood of selection.
La Economia China y Las Posibles Repercusiones en America Latina (CNN Chile)
Senior Fellow Liliana Rojas-Suarez discusses the impact of China in Latin America on CNN Chile.
All Talks, No Action (Foreign Policy)
Charles Kenny's weekly Foreign Policy Column on Doha and trade in developing countries.
Poor Nations Are Still Waiting for U.S.-European Trade Accord [NYT]
Research fellow Kim Elliott was quoted in this New York Times article about the failure of progress by international trade negotiators in Geneva.