Research Article

The Collapse of Multilateral Trade Negotiations in Cancún

Volume: 1 Number: 2 December 29, 2019
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The Collapse of Multilateral Trade Negotiations in Cancún

Abstract

The Doha Round or the Doha Development Agenda (DDA), which was officially launched in 2001, is the very first trade round of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). Since developed and developing countries have different priorities and interests, the Doha Round has witnessed a series of deadlocks over ten years until the Bali Ministerial Conference in 2013. The first deadlock occurred at the Cancún Ministerial Conference in 2003. The primary points of dispute between developed and developing countries were agriculture and the so-called Singapore issues. This study investigates the Cancún Ministerial Conference as it is a remarkable example of how participant countries strive to secure their interests even at the expense of the collapse of the multilateral trade negotiations. In that regard, this study aims to examine the opposing negotiation behaviour has witnessed and determine how their insistence on different proposals lead to the failure of trade negotiations in Cancún. The primary argument of this study is that developing countries’ common stance and the creation of so-called G-20under the leadership of Brazil, along with India and China, prove the triumph of these countries as they succeeded to block any agreement that disrupts their interests at the Cancún Ministerial Conference. Although the Cancún failure damages the Doha Round of multilateral trade negotiations, developing countries appreciate their coherent coalition strategies, which trigger the shift in the balance of power within the WTO in their favour.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Political Science

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Publication Date

December 29, 2019

Submission Date

November 21, 2019

Acceptance Date

December 26, 2019

Published in Issue

Year 2019 Volume: 1 Number: 2

APA
Sepli, A. (2019). The Collapse of Multilateral Trade Negotiations in Cancún. Novus Orbis: Siyaset Bilimi Ve Uluslararası İlişkiler Dergisi, 1(2), 10-122. https://izlik.org/JA34ZH88ZB
AMA
1.Sepli A. The Collapse of Multilateral Trade Negotiations in Cancún. Novus Orbis: Siyaset Bilimi ve Uluslararası İlişkiler Dergisi. 2019;1(2):10-122. https://izlik.org/JA34ZH88ZB
Chicago
Sepli, Ayçe. 2019. “The Collapse of Multilateral Trade Negotiations in Cancún”. Novus Orbis: Siyaset Bilimi Ve Uluslararası İlişkiler Dergisi 1 (2): 10-122. https://izlik.org/JA34ZH88ZB.
EndNote
Sepli A (December 1, 2019) The Collapse of Multilateral Trade Negotiations in Cancún. Novus Orbis: Siyaset Bilimi ve Uluslararası İlişkiler Dergisi 1 2 10–122.
IEEE
[1]A. Sepli, “The Collapse of Multilateral Trade Negotiations in Cancún”, Novus Orbis: Siyaset Bilimi ve Uluslararası İlişkiler Dergisi, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 10–122, Dec. 2019, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA34ZH88ZB
ISNAD
Sepli, Ayçe. “The Collapse of Multilateral Trade Negotiations in Cancún”. Novus Orbis: Siyaset Bilimi ve Uluslararası İlişkiler Dergisi 1/2 (December 1, 2019): 10-122. https://izlik.org/JA34ZH88ZB.
JAMA
1.Sepli A. The Collapse of Multilateral Trade Negotiations in Cancún. Novus Orbis: Siyaset Bilimi ve Uluslararası İlişkiler Dergisi. 2019;1:10–122.
MLA
Sepli, Ayçe. “The Collapse of Multilateral Trade Negotiations in Cancún”. Novus Orbis: Siyaset Bilimi Ve Uluslararası İlişkiler Dergisi, vol. 1, no. 2, Dec. 2019, pp. 10-122, https://izlik.org/JA34ZH88ZB.
Vancouver
1.Ayçe Sepli. The Collapse of Multilateral Trade Negotiations in Cancún. Novus Orbis: Siyaset Bilimi ve Uluslararası İlişkiler Dergisi [Internet]. 2019 Dec. 1;1(2):10-122. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA34ZH88ZB