Vampire [any]@hexbear.net to askchapo@hexbear.netEnglish · 2 months agoIs the WTO dead now?message-squaremessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up121arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up121arrow-down1message-squareIs the WTO dead now?Vampire [any]@hexbear.net to askchapo@hexbear.netEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square5fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareZyberlex@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoWTO has voting proportional to how much countries have “bought in” or something, with 75% needed for most decisions. Since it’s creation USA has held more than 25% of the voting share. So yeah.
minus-squareVampire [any]@hexbear.netOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agohttps://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/04/15/trump-administration-sued-tariffs/83094514007/
minus-squareZyberlex@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoThat’s a lawsuit being filed, not the WTO taking a anti USA decision or action
WTO has voting proportional to how much countries have “bought in” or something, with 75% needed for most decisions. Since it’s creation USA has held more than 25% of the voting share.
So yeah.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/04/15/trump-administration-sued-tariffs/83094514007/
That’s a lawsuit being filed, not the WTO taking a anti USA decision or action