On this week’s episode, former U.S. and global trade negotiators discuss the WTO and multilateralism, as U.S. trade policy shifts towards bilateral trade deals and countries seek to make the WTO fit for purpose in a changing trade landscape. 

Featured Speakers:

Ignacio Garcia Bercero, Senior Fellow, Bruegel; Former Director for Strategy and Multilateral Affairs, European Commission; former Counselor, European Union Delegation to the United Nations; former Policy Officer, European Commission 

Bruce Hirsh, Principal, Tailwind Global Strategies; and former Deputy Assistant USTR for WTO & Multilateral Affairs, among other positions he has held.

Maria Pagan, former Deputy United States Trade Representative and US Ambassador to the WTO; and  Former Deputy General Counsel, Office U.S. Trade Representative, among other position's she has held.

Dawn Shackleford, President at Looking Glass Trade, LLC; former Executive Director for Trade Agreements Policy & Negotiations, Department of Commerce; former Assistant USTR for WTO & Multilateral Affairs

Moderator: Mark Linscott, Senior fellow, Atlantic Council; former Assistant U.S. Trade Representative WTO and Multilateral, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, among other positions he's held.