HANDBOOK OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 380 parties face unequal alternatives to
agreement, the one with the better alternative has an advantage, and normally they press …

Today we have three bodies of literature relevant for understanding negotiations in
international organizations, and they seem like islands in the sea, largely independent from …

The Trade Policy Review Mechanism (TPRM) has been an integral part of the GATT/WTO
since 1989 and shoulders a fundamental responsibility in making the regime more …

International negotiation has been one of the most pervasive processes in world politics
since the dawn of recorded history, yet it has been the subject of far less political science …

The paper attempts to locate the role of power in decision-making in the WTO. Different
facets of power dominant in the international relations literature are described and a …

The history of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade negotiations is full of anecdotes
on missed deadlines, failed ministerial conferences, and brinkmanship situations. Tactics …

El vigésimo aniversario de la Organización Mundial de Comercio (OMC) constituye una
oportunidad para analistas, diplomáticos y funcionarios para reflexionar sobre la manera en …

This article analyzes linkages between litigation in the World Trade Organization (WTO)
Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) and negotiation in multilateral trade rounds and develops a …

Before he was convicted of murdering a policeman in 1981 and sentenced to die, Mumia
Abu-Jamal was a gifted journalist and brilliant writer. This film is an inspiring portrait of a …

The present article argues that bargaining over how the gains from cooperation in the WTO
should be shared between governments constitutes a major obstacle to multilateral …