Donald Trump is about is capable of learning? Surprisingly, the G20 summit will send a Signal of unity in the fight against protectionism. However, in the case a plurality of hooks is equal to Henrik Böhme of Hamburg recognized in the balance sheet.
How do you manage to make millions and millions of expensive peak-spectacle a success? It is screwed in first, the expectations pretty far down. Then it sets its guests gently under pressure, appeals to their willingness to compromise. To on the first day open, that it is important issues such as, for example, the free trade is still far. And then relatively early in the Morning of the final day, the Information pierce: agreement on trade! A clear commitment against protectionism in the final Declaration. Not 19 to 1, but all 20 together. Wow! Everything will be fine.
Henrik Böhme, DW-reporters at the G20 summit in Hamburg
Not.
What is, in fact, for years, consensus will be celebrated in times of a President Trump as a breakthrough, the negotiators nights have struggled. This G20 Meeting since 2008 at the level of heads of state and government. Since then, the commitment to free trade in the communiqué. These papers are a work proof, to the other house tasks. But with this homework, it is like in real life: Not everyone makes it. The free trade you can see the good: The world trade organization (WTO), an exact statistics on trade barriers, or to be reduced. And lo and behold: Each month, shall be adopted in the G20 countries, on average, 17 new measures that restrict trade, especially industrial goods, are affected. So he looks, the contradiction between a promise in a G20-completion paper and the reality.
Trump got what he wanted
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Therefore, it is likely to be the Americans is not very hard to please, the passage to agree with. So you are not as “bad guys” in the dirty corner, but can continue with their “America-first”policy. As long as the WTO only counts and nothing really solid against trade barriers, companies can – so what! In addition, a second set is found in the statement And the explicitly permitted to use “legitimate trade defence instruments”, that is to say, for example, correct: punitive tariffs.
And as if that’s not enough to make concessions in order to keep the man from Washington was in a good mood, urges fair conditions in trade relations. There you go, Donald Trump thought. That’s what I’m talking about, of course, FAIR trade. I build up a decent threat, for example, with punitive tariffs on steel imports, and the other jump! Because the Problem of global Overcapacity in steel production has made it into the final Declaration. As that would be the most important Problem in the world. Not determined.
Where is the equitable globalization?
It was Paul Martin, the canadian Ex-Prime Minister and G20, is a founding member, the said two decades ago that globalisation must benefit everyone. Beautiful set, just seriously, no one has taken him so really. Now, as a critic of globalization moved into the White house because the British people have voted, mainly due to globalisation fears for the Brexit, as some are made to remember this wise sentence. Because that’s exactly the to make the globalisation should be the core task of the G20. This has been recognised by the German presidency, the German Chancellor pointed out during the discussions in Hamburg, more than once, and this is also in the 19-page final document in the first Heading:
All of the opportunities of globalisation.
The only one who may not remain a hollow Phrase. The Disappointed, the Suspended, the Disaffected, they are fodder for extremists of all Stripes. An unjust globalization is a threat to democracy.
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