Not as Free As You Think
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Amid talk of trade wars, Europe and the United States begin to refocus
on loosening the shackles that still bind commerce, particularly
between rich nations
By Rana Foroohar
NEWSWEEK INTERNATIONAL
Dec. 8 issue - Headlines tell us that world trade is threatened by the
struggle between rich and poor nations that erupted at the last big
summit in Cancun. The leaders of the two camps, Washington and
Beijing, are now trading tariff threats and counterthreats. After
Cancun, follow-up talks in Geneva folded early as well. Last week EU
Trade Commissioner Pascal Lamy called on Europe and the United States
to design trade deals so that poor countries could sign on later.
"After the failure in Cancun," said Lamy, "it's clear that business as
usual is not an option."
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