For Global Trade Talks, the Stakes Have Risen
When global trade talks ran into the night in Geneva in the summer of 2006, so many negotiators crammed into one room that they had to choose between sweltering with the windows closed or opening them and fending off swarms of insects. Pascal Lamy, the director general of the World Trade Organization, has the task of managing the complex negotiations. For ministers preparing for new negotiations starting Monday, the good news is that their meeting room will be air-conditioned. The bad news is that it may be even more crowded