While there is widespread agreement that the substantive results of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Hong Kong Ministerial meeting were meager, there is no agreement on where the Doha Round negotiations go from here. Optimists still hold that breakthroughs are possible over the next few months and that the round...

In essence, the G-8 went for the low-hanging fruit. It is easy to write checks, but far more difficult to change the policies that create poverty.

Beijing has attempted to condition Taiwan's admission into the World Trade Organizationon Taiwan's accepting what has long been the position of the People's Republic of China: that Taiwan is part of "China."

What will the final outcome of the Doha round be--and when will negotiations be completed?

To lower trade protectionism by rich countries, the WTO should harness the energies of civil society groups and focus on reducing protectionism in poor countries.

The main obstacle to access for essential medicines is the high tariffs that poor countries impose on medicines and medical devices.

If pursued skillfully, the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement has the potential to reconfigure Asian trade in a way that would be beneficial to the United States and to the Asia-Pacific region.

Manila may be turning from Washington to Beijing as its primary economic and security partner in the Asian-Pacific region.