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The World Trade Organization (WTO) Seattle Ministerial Conference

On November 30th to December 3rd, 1999, the highest decision-making body of the World Trade Organization (WTO), called the Ministerial Conference, will meet in Seattle to make broad policy decisions. The key issue for the trade ministers attending the meeting will be to decide on the structure and topics for the agenda of a new round of multilateral trade negotiations. Countries have committed to discuss agriculture and services trade in the new round. Other items that have been proposed for in… more

Date: November 19, 1999

Creator: Sek, Lenore

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Economic Sanctions to Achieve U.S. Foreign Policy Goals: Discussion and Guide to Current Law

This report provides background on foreign policy sanctions. It addresses the following questions: Why do we apply sanctions? What objectives does the U.S. government seek to achieve when it imposes sanctions? Who imposes sanctions? What tools are available? How likely is it that sanctions will achieve the stated goal? What secondary consequences might sanctions have? What change is required for the sanctions to be lifted? Would multilateral sanctions be more desirable and achievable? The repor… more

Date: November 1, 1999

Creator: Rennack, Dianne E. & Shuey, Robert