• US trade rep Robert Lighthizer outlines plan to revamp World Trade Organization

    US trade rep Robert Lighthizer outlines plan to revamp World Trade Organization

    US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer has outlined a five-point plan to overhaul the World Trade Organization as the body searches for a new leader. The Trump administration’s top trade official detailed his agenda in a Wall Street Journal op-ed on Thursday, calling for a brand-new system to resolve international trade disputes and “baseline tariff rates …