From Cooperation to Anomie and Transaction in the Transatlantic Relationship? A View from Europe on the Trump Administration 2.0
opportunity to address the system's weaknesses and reposition the WTO for the future," 83 a sentiment that has sparked "broad agreement" among members on the urgent need for institutional renewal.Furthermore, despite its aggressive bilateral approach, the United States remains engaged on the multilateral front.For instance, recent trade agreements-such as the one with Indonesia-contain repeated references to the WTO e-commerce moratorium and the Joint Initiative on Services Domestic Regulation.This indicates that, contrary to widespread assumptions of disengagement, the United States still seeks to shape the WTO agenda, at least in specific areas.So let us all heed the Director-General's warning: "We must not waste a crisis.
Authors
- Anne van Aaken (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3058-314X)
Institutions
- Universität Hamburg (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- American Journal of International Law
- Published
- 2025-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/ajil.2025.10119
- Primary Topic
- Public Relations and Crisis Communication
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00