The challenges impacting the World Trade Organization&#39;s decision-making are front and center as the organization prepares for its 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13), whose success the East Asia Forum described as &quot;critical to the liberal trading order.&quot; But why can&#39;t the organization find a path to consensus and how will the issues surrounding dispute settlement resolutions impact the multilateral trading system? Our special guest Dr. Deborah Elms, Head of <a href="https://www.hinrichfoundation.com/global-trade/trade-policy/?utm_source=afpc&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=others-hf-trade-policy&utm_content=20240205-wto-path-to-consensus-elms-podcast" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Trade Policy</a> at the Hinrich Foundation, joined us for an insightful discussion on the <a href="https://www.hinrichfoundation.com/research/policy-brief/challenge-of-getting-to-yes-at-the-wto/?utm_source=afpc&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=wp-elms-challenge-of-getting-to-yes-at-wto&utm_content=20240205-wto-path-to-consensus-elms-podcast" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">hurdles WTO members face in reaching agreements</a> while unraveling the <a href="https://www.hinrichfoundation.com/research/article/wto/what-to-expect-from-wto-mc13/?utm_source=afpc&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=article-elms-what-to-expect-from-wto-mc13&utm_content=20240205-wto-path-to-consensus-elms-podcast" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">significance of MC13</a> for the future of global trade. 
 
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