The damage to the credibility of the WTO – once lauded as the greatest advance in global governance since the inspired institution-building of the immediate postwar period – may yet prove lasting. Worse, it could have a serious impact not merely on trade, but on political relationships more generally.
世贸组的织信誉损失——它一度被赞美为战后制度建设创新以来最伟大的全球治理进步——可能还将继续下去。更糟糕的是，其严重后果可能不仅仅在于贸易，也将在于更一般的政治关系。