Is the WTO dead now?
Is the WTO dead now?
Isn't it supposed to limit trade barriers between member-countries?
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Obama, Trump, and Biden have made it useless by blocking judge appointments so that it now cannot make rulings on disputes.
This is the "international rules based order" btw.
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Idk what kind of psychological lobotomy capital supporters have that they think "international rules based order" has ever or will ever be a legitimate thing. I hate the phrase so much.
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WTO has voting proportional to how much countries have "bought in" or something, with 75% needed for most decisions. Since it's creation USA has held more than 25% of the voting share.
So yeah.
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That's a lawsuit being filed, not the WTO taking a anti USA decision or action
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