The WTO is the biggest loser in Trump's trade wars

Venerable organization must redefine its role in the new trade order

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2025-04-11 WTO

The headquarters of the World Trade Organization in Geneva, Switzerland. © Reuters

Abishur Prakash is the founder of The Geopolitical Business, a Toronto-based strategy advisory firm, and produces the Mr. Geopolitics insights for global leaders.

As the U.S.-China economic war begins, driving a new decoupling between the world's two largest economies, the World Trade Organization has made a startling warning. Trade between the U.S. and China, worth almost $700 billion annually, could drop by 80%.

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