LIST OF TOPICS FOR TRADE ISSUES PAPER
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The latest round of WTO multilateral trade negotiations, the Doha Round: History,
Issues and Progress Report
The World Trade Organization: Successes and Challenges: An Assessment
International trade in intellectual property rights: Survey of issues, Where do we
stand?
International Trade and Social Conditions: WTO and ILO, Survey of issues and
Progress Report
International Trade and the Environment: The impact on the environment, effects of
trade liberalization on the environment, sustainable development agenda, Use of trade
agreements to protect the environment
International Investment: The Multilateral Agreement on Investment: A history and
analysis of the OECD attempt, Why it Failed, How does NAFTA protect
investments?
Generalized System of Preferences (GSP): How GSP has been used to help
developing countries: Progress and Challenges, An assessment
Regional Trading Blocks and Free International Trade: Do regional trading blocks
enhance or inhibit multilateral free trade?
Genetically Modified Foods and International Trade
Trade in agriculture and fishery: From the Doha Round Perspective
International trade in services (GATS)
International Trade in industrial goods
Tariffs and Non-tariff barriers: Survey of type of NTBs
Trade Facilitation: Survey of Issues and Measures to Facilitate Trade
Government procurement practices and international trade
International trade and competition policy
International trade in textiles, or steel, or automobiles, or machinery
Dispute Settlement mechanisms under WTO and NAFTA: What are they, how do
they work?
Trade Policy Instruments (anti-dumping; anti-subsidy; safeguard actions): Their place
in international trade
Canada-EU: Bilateral trade issues: A Review and Assessment of the Issues
Canada-USA: Bilateral trade issues: A Review and Assessment of the Issues
USA-EU: Bilateral trade issues: A Review and Assessment of the Issues
The Canada-USA softwood lumber dispute: An Analysis of the Issues
The Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA): What is the FTAA all about, what is
the history of this initiative? Who is behind this initiative and what are the
motivations? Where do things stand right now? What are the prospects?
How has “911” affected the flow of trade between Canada and the USA? Is Canada’s
trading relationship at risk over Washington’s new security concerns?
Canada’s market access priorities: What are they? How significant are they? An
assessment of the issues
US – CAFTA (Central American Free Trade Agreement) Negotiations: An Update
and Assessment