The new geopolitics of trade and the collapse of the mini-ministerial at the WTO: was it "only" about the Special Safeguard Mechanism (SSM)? By Mariarosaria Iorio, International Political Analyst, Head of the IGTN Geneva Office

I. The geo-political context The collapse of the negotiations of the WTO mini-ministerial (21-31 July 2008) reflects the new geopolitics...