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Reports of the death of world trade, and in particular of the World Trade Organization, have been greatly exaggerated – perhaps in spite of the best efforts of former US president Donald Trump and his trade team led by Robert Lighthizer. But the organisation faces a critical test of its relevance in the next two months. The imperative for cooperation on pandemic recovery – in vaccine distribution, safe travel rules and supply chain reform – and on the climate crisis, have lent urgency to the need for multilateral coordination when WTO ministers meet at the 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12) in...
