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After Yaoundé: sobering pragmatism

Berger, Axel / Clara Brandi
Externe Publikationen (2026)

published on blogs.idos-research.de, 31.03.2026

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The members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) gathered for the past few days in the capital of Cameroon for their biennial ministerial conference. Before the 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14), sober pragmatism seemed possible. After four days of tense but fruitless negotiations in Yaoundé, sobering pragmatism carried the day. And both assessments still sit at the positive end of the evaluative spectrum.

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