Does the WTO Matter Anymore?

A logo stands on the wall outside the World Trade Organisation (WTO) headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, on Monday, March 2, 2020. Liz Truss, the U.K.s international trade secretary, will tell WTO members on Tuesday that the nation intends to turn the rise in protectionist measures around.Photographer: Bloomberg/Bloomberg

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By Bryce Baschuk

September 16, 2020 at 11:11 AM UTC

At what point is the World Trade Organization no longer relevant?

Over the past three years the U.S. has expertly poked at the WTO’s most vulnerable weaknesses and slowly rendered the organization ineffective in constraining President Donald Trump’s aggressive approach to trade policy.