“Emerging powers changed the political structures of World Trade Organisation (WTO) since the launch of the Doha Development Round in 2001. It gave rise to hybrid trade governance, which remains to this day.
Regional trade agreements (RTAs) can be enabling blocks to allow like-minded partners to resist and adapt to the new world order. However, for this to succeed, it would require members addressing existing global economic imbalances.”
Giuseppe Gabusi (T.wai & University of Turin) is interviewed in the video “AWANI Global: Evolving geopolitics of minilateralism” on Astro AWANI.
Head of Program
Prof. Giuseppe Gabusi is Associate Professor of International Political Economy and Political Economy of East Asia at the Department of Cultures, Politics and Society of the University of Turin. He is Head of T.wai's Indo-Pacific Program.
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