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Economics

How the WTO Settles Trade Disputes

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The WTO has resolved over 600 disputes since its founding in 1995, and about two-thirds of them get resolved without a formal ruling, through consultations.

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When two countries argue over tariffs, who decides who's right? Without a global police, how does the world avoid trade wars?