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The deeper cause [for the collapse of Doha] is that the few who enjoy trade protection have proved far more politically effective than the majority who stand to gain from liberalisation and often do not realise it. If there is a future for free trade, that will have to change.

Free trade's best defence is the truth, Financial Times, 25 July 2006

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Communiqués and Reports
Why China should Care? Read >
Summary Report: Deliberation for the G20 Seoul Summit - The Costs of Non-Doha Read >
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Policy briefs
The U.S. exits, the EU enters: What prospects for Western FTA initiatives in the Asia-Pacific?
Simon Evenett
Germany and the G8 Presidency
Fredrik Erixon
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G-20: Perspectives on the London Summit - Jean-Pierre Lehmann
Doha's near death experience at Potsdam: Why is reciprocal tariff cutting so hard? - Simon Evenett
The Global Spirit of Acrimony & Mistrust must be changed! - Jean-Pierre Lehmann
An urgent wake-up call on the multilateral economic order - EU business and opinion leaders must take the lead - Jean-Pierre Lehmann
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