SUSAN C. SCHWAB

Concluding a trade agreement is like pole-vaulting. Everything must come together at once. After the extensive preparation and the building of momentum, there is that one giant leap—with the hope that the entire body will go over the bar.

… even the best of intentions are stymied when every negotiators’ concessions are more clear than their potential gains …

Concluding a trade agreement is like pole-vaulting. Everything must come together at once. After the extensive preparation and the building of momentum, there is that one giant leap—with the hope that the entire body will go over the bar.

… even the best of intentions are stymied when every negotiators’ concessions are more clear than their potential gains …