Pt. 1. The institutions of international trade -- A new world chaos? International institutions in the information age -- Taming the dragon : the WTO after the accession of China / co-authored with A. L. Hobbs -- Homeland security and the rules of international trade -- A club no more : the WTO after Doha -- Pt. 2. Economic issues in international commercial policy -- International harmonisation and the gains from trade -- Dumping : one of those economic myths -- Special and differential treatment : a mechanism to promote development? -- Science-based rules of trade : a mantra for some, anathema for others -- The efficacy of TRIPS : incentives, capacity and threats -- Enjoying a good port with a clear conscience : geographic indicators, rent seeking and development -- Recession, international trade and the fallacies of composition -- Pt. 3. The conduct of trade negotiations -- Vested interests in queuing and the loss of the WTO's club good : the long-run costs of US bilateralism -- Too smart for their own good! Complexity, capacity and credence in trade negotiations -- Trade agreements : the important role of transparency -- 'Waiting for Godot' or riding the Orient Express? Trade negotiations and the global audience -- Pt. 4. The future of the international trading system -- Is it time to re-think the WTO? A return to the basics -- The changing nature of protectionism : are 'free traders' up to the challenges it presents? -- Who should make the rules of trade? The complex issue of multilateral environmental agreements -- Political precaution, pandemics and protectionism -- International trade education : do we need a new model for the global market?.