However, geopolitical fragmentations have increased the instrumentalization of trade and industrial policy, and the G20 has long-prioritized WTO reform and strengthening the multilateral trading system. Additionally, the green transition and geopolitical developments have put the sourcing and trading of critical minerals at the center of debates and efforts of policymakers.
Our work on geoeconomics and trade focuses on supporting dialogues between key actors and articulating what a rules-based, non-discriminatory, fair, open, inclusive, equitable, sustainable and transparent multilateral trading system looks like in practice.