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The rush to bilateral agreements is perhaps understandable in the quest for rapid results and a greater sense of control over international trends.
This should become a topic of discussion at bilateral and multilateral meetings, not because it would lead to a formal agreement, but because it would focus attention on applying stringent sanctions or undertaking military action, which could then reduce the odds of proliferation.
Attempting to solve a multilateral imbalance with bilateral tariffs directed mainly at China, such as those just imposed on solar panels and washing machines in January, doesn’t add up.
Indeed, for several months, the US has been involved in painstaking negotiations with the Afghan government to conclude a bilateral security agreement that would enable the US to maintain bases in Afghanistan virtually indefinitely.
On the contrary, all international negotiations – on global warming, financial regulation, and nuclear disarmament (despite the efforts of US President Barack Obama and former Russian President Dmitri Medvedev to conclude a bilateral nuclear-disarmament agreement) – launched since the end of the twentieth century have failed.
There are those who welcome what Bush has brought to the bilateral party because it will allow them to live without fear.
Three years ago, Fox wanted the "whole enchilada": a temporary workers accord, more Green Cards to allow Mexicans to work in the US, legalization of immigrants already in the US, development funds for Mexican communities that send immigrants to the US, and a bilateral approach to managing the problem.
Islands of NationalismBEIJING – If the recent tension between China and Japan over disputed islands in the East China Sea is any indication, relations between the world’s second and third largest economies will not be smooth for some time to come, despite ever-increasing bilateral trade and investment.
Joint development of the area’s resources, which both countries need, should be returned to the bilateral agenda.
That wisdom remains the best advice to date, especially given that the consequences of a worsening bilateral relationship would extend far beyond China and Japan.
Lee also scrapped a bilateral plan to finalize a military-related Acquisition and Cross-Servicing Agreement.
Though the US and Iran remain opposed to official cooperation, the wheels have been set in motion, with direct bilateral talks becoming routine.
Once Britain dropped out of the talks, a bilateral Franco-German deal was easily arranged.
Obama would be wise to mend the bilateral relationship.
Indeed, whatever the role of bilateral cooperation, the only supranational organization capable of sustained combat operations is NATO.
An agreement with Canada is now within reach (though bilateral negotiations with India seem to have stalled, probably because the Indians do not believe that a free-trade agreement would help them much).
Officially, the EU considers a bilateral approach to trade to be perfectly compatible with a return to multilateralism.
Indeed, the proliferation of bilateral agreements, with their own mechanisms for resolving differences, will inevitably weaken the WTO’s dispute-settlement mechanism, further undermining multilateralism.
When Hu’s predecessor, Jiang Zemin, traveled to Japan ten years ago, bilateral relations were deteriorating: China was unhappy with the Japanese government’s refusal to extend the same apology offered to South Korea for past aggression;Japan was worried about a rising China and thus turning more confrontational.
The two governments will certainly use Hu’s visit to celebrate the anniversary with new programs designed to enhance bilateral understanding and friendship.
That underscores the futility of attempting to find a bilateral solution for a multilateral problem.
As multinational forces that are built either on regional affiliations or strong bilateral relations, they bestow a “European” label on military resources while guaranteeing efficiency in the field.
But the Trump administration has called into question the security umbrella that it provides for these countries, not even exempting them from its protectionist trade measures (although the recent update of the bilateral agreement with South Korea seems to have calmed the waters).
Its past official position – withdrawal of US troops from South Korea and an end to the bilateral alliance, would be a non-starter.
A better description of today’s bilateral relationship is “cooperative rivalry.”
While most economists argue that Trump is mistaken to focus on the bilateral trade deficit, many support his complaints about China’s efforts to challenge America’s technological advantage.
Moreover, China’s growing military strength adds a security dimension to the bilateral relationship.
For a world weary of waiting for the World Trade Organization’s interminable Doha trade round to conclude, even a bilateral trade initiative may seem like a boon, especially when, as a recent Financial Times editorial pointed out, “bilateral” covers half of the world’s economy.
While they protect countries excluded from bilateral or regional tariff agreements, thereby ensuring that integrated markets do not receive additional advantages, few safeguards exist to shield third countries from the fallout of agreements on mandatory standards.
First, they could allow all countries to reap the benefits of a bilateral mutual-recognition deal by agreeing not to impose restrictive rules of origin.
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