Born in 1966. Organiser for GATT Watchdog, who were once dubbed "grumpy geriatric communists who tuck their shirts into their underpants."
Fresh from visiting CaliforniaĆ¢€ā¢s Governor-Terminator, His Imperial Majesty jetted off to Asia Ć¢€Ā¦ Congressman Crispin Beltran, from the leftwing Bayan Muna party,…
Colin Powell says that its work is “amazing”. In 2001, it received what the media dubbed the biggest ever grant to an…
ZNet: Can you tell ZNet, please, what your new book is about? What is it trying to communicate? “Effective Strategies In Confronting…
ItĆ¢€ā¢s enough to make your eyes glaze over. Modalities. Conditionalities. Most-favoured nation. Rules of Origin. Phytosanitary Standards. TRIPS. TRIMS. GATS. WTO. APEC.…
In the lead-up to SeptemberĆ¢€ā¢s Ministerial Meeting in Cancun, much of the opposition to the so-called Singapore Issues (or new issues) has…
In early June, Canada’s trade minister, Pierre Pettigrew exultantly announced the death of the “anti-globalization” movement. “I draw great satisfaction out of…
In early June, Canada’s trade minister, Pierre Pettigrew exultantly announced the death of the “anti-globalization” movement. “I draw great satisfaction out of…
With a January 1, 2005 deadline for the conclusion of World Trade Organisation negotiations fast approaching, the heat is on to overcome…
The “Fix It or Nix It”, and “Shrink or Sink” sign-on statements about the World Trade Organisation (WTO) have been circulating around…
The recent explosion of bilateral investment and trade agreements and investor-state disputes is of growing concern. Many mobilisations against the World Trade…
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