The United States threatened trade sanctions against nations that refused to adhere to US standards for trade in services and intellectual property rights, violating both the spirit and the letter of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), until an understanding was reached to negotiate multilateral agreements in these areas.

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• Person: Not available Organization: VoxEU
  Why the US and the WTO should part ways - CEPR

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• Why the US and the WTO should part ways - CEPR cepr.org VoxEU via serper

Referenced by nodes (3)

• U.S. location
• General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade concept
• economic sanctions concept