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Because of increasing American recalcitrance on multilateral issues, Jagdish Bhagwati holds little hope for the Durban climate change talks.
Speakers: Carla A. Hills, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Hills & Company; Former U.S. Trade Representative; Cochair, Council on Foreign Relations
Jagdish N. Bhagwati, Senior Fellow for International Economics, Council on Foreign Relations
Presider: James Bacchus, Chair, Global Practice Group, Greenberg Traurig, LLP; Former Member and Chairman of the Appellate Body of the World Trade Organization; Former Member of Congress
March 5, 2009
This session was part of the 2009 CFR Corporate Conference.
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