A most welcome clarification. Recent developments in international trade negotiations under the WTO come as absolutely no surprise to me at all; in fact, I am a long way from seeing them as negative. They had the great merit of clarifying the reality of economic and commercial relations in the world, by going beyond the rigidly doctrinaire position of those who believe that free trade is the only valid criterion and the only desirable objective. It is true that a high degree of trade freedom...