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Reforming the WTO is a Long and Complicated Process

... principles and rules. It would seem that Beijing is unlikely to be unconditionally receptive of Washington’s demands that current privileges for developing countries in the WTO be abolished. In contrast, China will rather put forward the need to fight protectionism, which is a threat to free trade. As for Russia, it wholeheartedly supports the idea of reforming the WTO. President Vladimir Putin and Minister of Economic Development Maxim Oreshkin recently declared this stance. Russia’s trade diplomacy has quite good positions to take an active part in ...

18.12.2018

Free Trade or Protectionism: Issue of Strategic Choice

... required, and effective trade policy strategies need a very elaborate set of macroeconomic and industrial policies. Russia’s Strategic Choice Photo: The Portrait of Ekaterina the Second, by D. Levitskiy In foreign trade Catherine the Great changed protectionism for full liberalization of export and import For Russia, the highest priority at the moment is to enhance competitiveness through greater efficiency in domestic producers and stronger state regulation. Such competitive advantages as Russia’s geographic position, its rich natural resources, existing ...

29.01.2014

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  1. In your opinion, what are the US long-term goals for Russia?
    U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements  
     33 (31%)
    U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity  
     30 (28%)
    U.S. wants to dissolve Russia  
     24 (22%)
    U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China  
     21 (19%)
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