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SUMMARY:Breaking down or building up walls: the future of international t
 rade
DESCRIPTION:Trade continues to be one of the dominant issues in both nati
 onal politics and international policy. Multiple constituencies are affe
 cted by trade – farmers\, ranchers\, manufacturers\, service providers\,
  workers and consumers – and trade is central to a nation’s economic pol
 icy\, foreign policy and national security. While trade has always been 
 subject to political pressure given the vast array of stakeholders (both
  governmental and non-governmental)\, there has been a steadfast expansi
 on of regional and multilateral trade agreements since the end of the Se
 cond World War resulting in a fairly well-ordered global trading system.
  The benefits of trade agreements are\, however\, increasingly being cal
 led into question amid increasing economic dislocations\, rising nationa
 lism and populism\, and new concerns over immigration. The recent US ele
 ction and the Brexit referendum are just two instances in which national
  debates and decisions about trade policy reach beyond national boundari
 es. This session will look at the influence political change exerts on t
 rade policy at the national level and its implications for regional trad
 e initiatives and the global economy.\n\nKey issues include:\n\n• the im
 plications of the withdrawal of key players from trade agreements (eg\, 
 Brexit)\;\n• the EU’s trade policy post the Comprehensive Economic and T
 rade Agreement (CETA)\;\n• the influence of an eventual Trans-Pacific Pa
 rtnership (TPP) – or the absence of a TPP – on the future design and con
 tent of global and regional trade agreements\;\n• China’s role within th
 e World Trade Organization (WTO) and the market economy status\;\n• mult
 ilateral negotiations (eg\, the Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA)) and 
 plurilateral negotiations (such as those dealing with environmental good
 s and information technology products)\;\n• the global rise in localisat
 ion expressed through regulatory protectionism\, regulatory barriers\, a
 nd local sourcing and local content requirements\;\n• the future of WTO 
 dispute settlement\, including the systemic implications where the most 
 difficult issues are increasingly sought to be resolved through litigati
 on because of the perceived inefficacy\nof the WTO as a forum for multil
 ateral negotiations\; and\n• concerns and needs surrounding trade in gre
 en products and trade policies that seek to support renewable energy ini
 tiatives.\n\nThe panel will explore the way trade issues shape both dome
 stic and foreign policy\, and discuss the contradictions and implication
 s of increasing nationalisation in an increasingly globalised world.
LOCATION:Room C4.6\, Convention Centre\, Level 4
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