Auburn University Montgomery Effectiveness of the WTO Discussion

Individual term research report: An evaluation of the effectiveness of the WTO in today’s global business environment

There is no doubt that the WTO was established to leverage the effectiveness of globalization in international trade flows. Over the past several decades, we can see major events happening within or outside of this organization; for example, most economists and trade experts would agree that the trade dispute between China and the U.S., which has started as early as 2017, can be sourced back to the Doha Development Round when China was accepted into the WTO, who has been experiencing a booming trade ever since. A more recent example is the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine; as we can see among the multiple sanctions that have been issued against Russia, voices of kicking Russia out of the WTO are frequently mentioned. However, because of economic ties between Russia and related countries, especially Europe countries, hesitation arises as many European countries rely on the export of Russian natural resources.

With the above said, what would you say about the effectiveness of the WTO in today’s global business environment? Carefully examine the subject and choose the aspect of your interest and write a brief research report and prepare to share it with your colleagues during our next class discussion.

Please control the scope of your analysis as we want specific ideas and analysis. Please choose your aspect precisely and stick with it. It can be a major trade event, an economic phenomenon related to it, or the trend of an industry or a country. Since we want active discussion during class, please do not overgeneralize your reports and try to be as specific as possible.

As always, please keep your academic objectivity when analyzing the topic, especially because we are a class of globalization. Any statements with explicit bias will not be accepted. You are encouraged to use outside sources to support your research and arguments, as long as they are CREDIBLE. Please cite your sources correctly in APA style, and please be advised that plagiarism will be strictly monitored according to the university academic regulations.

Writing requirements:

Minimum three single-spaced pages (excluding the cover page, reference list, and any appendix), font size -12 Times new roman, APA-7

Please be advised that you may find similar questions on the internet, it is ok if you reference the THOUGHTS, but here I need original answers.

I understand the complexity of this case discussion assignment, please contact me ASAP if you need any clarification.