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After @HawleyMO published the below @nytimes op-ed, he & @sdonnan engaged in a #Twitterdebate over the @WTO.
The debate is really over what International Organizations can & can& #39;t do in world politics.
Let& #39;s break it down!
[THREAD] https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/05/opinion/hawley-abolish-wto-china.html?referringSource=articleShare">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/0...
The debate is really over what International Organizations can & can& #39;t do in world politics.
Let& #39;s break it down!
[THREAD] https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/05/opinion/hawley-abolish-wto-china.html?referringSource=articleShare">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/0...
@sdonnan responds to @HawleyMOS& #39;s op-ed with a thread explaining how the @WTO, like any international organization, only does what its member states allow it to do:
1) be a negotiation forum;
2) share information;
3) help coordinate policies. https://twitter.com/sdonnan/status/1257707818045538304">https://twitter.com/sdonnan/s...
1) be a negotiation forum;
2) share information;
3) help coordinate policies. https://twitter.com/sdonnan/status/1257707818045538304">https://twitter.com/sdonnan/s...
@HawleyMO followed up his op-ed with a speech. Worth listening to the speech in full: he makes the point that the old GATT system was attractive b/c "nations remained in control". He claims that is NOT the case with the WTO https://www.pscp.tv/w/1djxXQNeMAXKZ?t=20m29s">https://www.pscp.tv/w/1djxXQN...
@sdonnan responds by again pointing out that the WTO does not take away a member state& #39;s sovereignty https://twitter.com/sdonnan/status/1263170721641005056">https://twitter.com/sdonnan/s...
At this point, @HawleyMO directly addresses @sdonnan. https://twitter.com/HawleyMO/status/1263174629251833871">https://twitter.com/HawleyMO/...
To make this argument, @HawleyMO draws on @rodrikdani and his discussion of post-Cold War "hyperglobalization" https://twitter.com/HawleyMO/status/1263178561986473984">https://twitter.com/HawleyMO/...
FYI: This is the book cited
https://wwnorton.com/books/The-Globalization-Paradox/">https://wwnorton.com/books/The...
https://wwnorton.com/books/The-Globalization-Paradox/">https://wwnorton.com/books/The...
@sdonnan responds directly to @HawleyMO... https://twitter.com/sdonnan/status/1263265914922950656">https://twitter.com/sdonnan/s...
...and comes back to the point about the WTO not having power beyond what the member states provide to it https://twitter.com/sdonnan/status/1263267409521266688">https://twitter.com/sdonnan/s...
@HawleyMO then lays out his argument in a thread https://twitter.com/HawleyMO/status/1263277858551726087">https://twitter.com/HawleyMO/...
In the thread, @HawleyMO makes good points about the GATT system. It was more ad-hoc in its operation and was largely limited to focusing on tariffs in particular industries https://twitter.com/HawleyMO/status/1263277864021102593">https://twitter.com/HawleyMO/...
The @WTO was given a wider remit (more industries; more focus on NTBs). https://twitter.com/HawleyMO/status/1263277864872443904">https://twitter.com/HawleyMO/...
Then comes a key point in @HawleyMO& #39;s argument: "China shock" https://twitter.com/HawleyMO/status/1263277865942081537">https://twitter.com/HawleyMO/...
This is in reference to China gaining PNTR (in 2000) & becoming a member of the WTO (in 2001) https://twitter.com/ProfPaulPoast/status/1206908925246935040">https://twitter.com/ProfPaulP...
And there has indeed been A LOT of discussion about the "China Shock" by economists and political economists https://twitter.com/ProfPaulPoast/status/1244970143526137856">https://twitter.com/ProfPaulP...
For me, @HawleyMO& #39;s criticism of the @WTO is really a criticism of granting PNTR to China.
The is similar to @realDonaldTrump& #39;s criticms of @WHO really being criticism of China& #39;s handling of #COVID19. https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/491555-trump-criticizes-who-calls-it-very-china-centric">https://thehill.com/homenews/...
The is similar to @realDonaldTrump& #39;s criticms of @WHO really being criticism of China& #39;s handling of #COVID19. https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/491555-trump-criticizes-who-calls-it-very-china-centric">https://thehill.com/homenews/...
Overall, I agree with @sdonnan: IOs, like the WTO, can only do what member states, especially major power member states, allow it to do. https://twitter.com/ProfPaulPoast/status/1240600170062110720">https://twitter.com/ProfPaulP...
But I also think @HawleyMO& #39;s criticisms highlight the tensions that arise when an IO is dominated by two major powers: the IO takes the blame and becomes ineffective. https://twitter.com/ProfPaulPoast/status/1246418519861923841">https://twitter.com/ProfPaulP...
I appreciate @HawleyMO & @sdonnan having this #TwitterDebate (note: I appreciate how both kept the debate respectful and civil)
Analyzing this debate has lessons for the role of IOs in the international system (h/t @abhworthington)
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Analyzing this debate has lessons for the role of IOs in the international system (h/t @abhworthington)
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