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This section contains news and analysis of sweeping developments that affect the overall push and pull towards FTAs and bilateral investment treaties. This means major trends relating to bilateralism, often with global consequences, and other cross-cutting issues. New developments arising from US politics, the WTO or South-South alliance-building, for instance, are often reported here as they tend to have systemic impacts.

last update: May 2012

Global day of action against WTO and free trade agreements – Call to mobilise!

6-Sep-2018 La Vía Campesina

WTO and a host of multi-lateral and bilateral Free Trade Agreements have created criminal levels of inequality.

International trade community preps for packed autumn agenda, eyeing 2018/2019 deliverables

3-Aug-2018 ICTSD

Upcoming calendar for international trade negotiators, according to ICTSD

“You dropping BRICS from above? We’re throwing bricks from below!”

28-Jun-2018 Pambazuka

Social movements resisting the policies and agendas of Brazil-Russia-India-China-SouthAfrica elites will make their voices heard during the BRICS summit in Johannesburg on 22-27 July.

A globalisation for people, not business

5-Jun-2018 Social Europe

Globalisation is in crisis because of its almost totalitarian outreach to all areas of everyday life. People feel a loss of control, because their way of life is perceived as subject to trade requests solely for the benefit of globally acting firms.

Trump’s new tariffs have effectively killed TTIP and may collapse NAFTA

1-Jun-2018 Eurasia Future

China’s preferred model of free trade has already won a favoured position in developing countries vis-a-vis the US model.

September 10 | International day against WTO and free trade agreements

22-May-2018 La Via Campesina

In memory of farmer Lee and the continuing struggles of peasants in resisting the neo-liberal agenda of WTO, La Via Campesina marks September 10 as the International Day Against WTO and Free Trade Agreements.

Setting course for sustainable trade – a new trade agenda that serves people and the environment

11-Apr-2018 Friends of the Earth Europe

We urgently need a new trade regime which can help address global challenges and tackle problems like accelerating climate change, a broken agricultural model and loss of trust in democratic processes.

2018 national trade estimate report on foreign trade barriers

5-Apr-2018 Office of the US Trade Representative

The report highlights significant foreign barriers to US exports.

How free trade hypocrisies are hurting our world

4-Apr-2018 Greenpeace

Rich countries have made our current trade rules and made sure that these rules suit their needs, providing few means for people in poor countries to protect themselves from aggressive export policies.

Turkey, Somalia sign Economic Partnership Agreement

15-Jan-2018 Somali Update

Last week, Turkey and Somalia signed economic partnership agreement.The countries also came to an understanding on fishing and fisheries. Under this, Turkish fishermen will be able to fish in Somalia's territorial waters.

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Referenced sites

21st Century Trade Agreements: Implications for Long-Run Development Policy

#A18DoA - Global day of action to defeat free trade and investment treaties

Alianza Social Continental

ICC

Movimientos.org

Pambazuka

People over profit

Peoples Global Action

Regional/Multilateral Integration Agreements

SOMO

South Centre

Stop fast track!

ISDS Case Map