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RobotToastertoday at 3:23 PM1 replyview on HN

> If I allow myself to be optimistic, I'd be hoping for more international lawyers and trade agreements.

One of the issues with the current system is that the WTO appellate body, which is effectively the court of world trade, requires USA approval for any appointments, which both Trump and Biden have refused to give. This effectively makes the WTO completely impotent.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appellate_Body


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direwolf20today at 7:00 PM

Didn't the rest of the world form their own WTO without the USA in it?