LIST OF TOPICS FOR TRADE ISSUES PAPER

The latest round of WTO multilateral trade negotiations, the Doha Round: History, Issues and Progress Report

The World Trade Organization: Successes and Challenges: An Assessment International trade in intellectual property rights: Survey of issues, Where do we

stand? International Trade and Social Conditions: WTO and ILO, Survey of issues and

Progress Report International Trade and the Environment: The impact on the environment, effects of

trade liberalization on the environment, sustainable development agenda, Use of trade agreements to protect the environment

International Investment: The Multilateral Agreement on Investment: A history and analysis of the OECD attempt, Why it Failed, How does NAFTA protect investments?

Generalized System of Preferences (GSP): How GSP has been used to help developing countries: Progress and Challenges, An assessment

Regional Trading Blocks and Free International Trade: Do regional trading blocks enhance or inhibit multilateral free trade?

Genetically Modified Foods and International Trade Trade in agriculture and fishery: From the Doha Round Perspective International trade in services (GATS) International Trade in industrial goods Tariffs and Non-tariff barriers: Survey of type of NTBs Trade Facilitation: Survey of Issues and Measures to Facilitate Trade Government procurement practices and international trade International trade and competition policy International trade in textiles, or steel, or automobiles, or machinery Dispute Settlement mechanisms under WTO and NAFTA: What are they, how do

they work? Trade Policy Instruments (anti-dumping; anti-subsidy; safeguard actions): Their place

in international trade Canada-EU: Bilateral trade issues: A Review and Assessment of the Issues Canada-USA: Bilateral trade issues: A Review and Assessment of the Issues USA-EU: Bilateral trade issues: A Review and Assessment of the Issues The Canada-USA softwood lumber dispute: An Analysis of the Issues The Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA): What is the FTAA all about, what is

the history of this initiative? Who is behind this initiative and what are the motivations? Where do things stand right now? What are the prospects?

How has “911” affected the flow of trade between Canada and the USA? Is Canada’s trading relationship at risk over Washington’s new security concerns?

Canada’s market access priorities: What are they? How significant are they? An assessment of the issues

US – CAFTA (Central American Free Trade Agreement) Negotiations: An Update and Assessment