Word: foreign
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...sovereignty-gobbling monster but a small organization that arbitrates trade disputes based on rules already agreed to by its member nations; it does not write its own rules and impose them on the world. Its membership is undemocratic and its processes secretive for the same reason that foreign policy and judicial deliberations are held in secret: to insulate the proceedings from political pressures. It does not deserve its newfound position as a poster child for globalization and the focus for all anti-corporate discontent, including such extraneous causes as the "Free Mumia" signs filmed...
Despite the protests in Seattle, the U.S. is widely perceived as the WTO's greatest beneficiary. It has filed more complaints with the WTO to open foreign markets than any other nation, making other countries distrust the ultimate motive behind policies we put forward. When the U.S. pushes for an end to agricultural tariffs, other nations wonder whether the objection is based on principle or on our substantial agricultural exports. Similarly, where we see expensive but justified and necessary labor standards, other nations frequently see thinly veiled protectionism...
...causes were confused in the protests at Seattle: those who wanted environmental protections integrated into trade agreements were accompanied by those who dumped foreign steel into the ocean for the crime of being too cheap. The perception of a U.S. in favor of free trade only where it serves our interests could doom any attempt to improve environmental and labor standards abroad and must be addressed in our negotiating tactics...
...captured Golan Heights in exchange for peace. Barak maintains that this was a hypothetical offer, and that an Israeli promise to withdraw can only come aftervarious conditions had been negotiated. Now, Albright appears to have choreographed a sequence of gestures and undertakings that will bring Barak and Syrian foreign minister Farouk al-Sharaa together for two days in Washington next week...
...with a triumphant photo opportunity. "The talks will be hard because both sides are tough negotiators," says Dowell. "There's unlikely to be a quick resolution, but the talks themselves represent a major advance." Which may be why Barak will come to Washington himself rather than send his own foreign minister. The Syrians, after all, have one of the most powerful armies in the region, and they have to be treated with a little more respect than Israel accords the likes of Yasser Arafat...