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“areas that were once the preserve of national sovereignty are now ring-fenced by international law and global regulation. The instinct in Davos is to…

— Edward Luce

The EU has made it very clear that for frictionless trade and no tariffs on goods there is a mechanism for achieving that, but…

— Hilary Benn

Globalization is a fact, because of technology, because of an integrated global supply chain, because of changes in transportation. And we're not going to…

— Barack Obama

On their own, tariff and trade barriers, if viewed as transitory negotiating tactics, will not significantly change global investment patterns or the structure of…

— Michael Spence

Maybe it is the last chance for Europe to influence standards for world trade. Next it will be between the US and the Asia-Pacific…

— Sigmar Gabriel

Pretty soon, we should see a few large regional blocs dominating global trade. The ones that lower trade barriers faster will grow faster...

— Daniel Altman

If you're a global company you are going to have jobs overseas. The reality is if we start taxing those jobs at a rate…

— Anne M. Mulcahy

Globalization has not only lost its promise but is embittering many. The forces representing human solidarity and community have no choice but to step…

— Walden Bello

The problem is you cannot have free global trade with highly restrictive, regulated domestic markets.

— Alan Greenspan

In my opinion, the Doha Round is the most important thing that we can do to reduce inequalities, create opportunities, and develop the poorest…

— Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

We can't speak day after day about globalization without at the same time having in mind that...we need multilateral solutions.

— Dominique Strauss-Kahn

Do you seriously propose that they are going to be so insane as to allow tariffs to be imposed. The EU is, I'm afraid…

— Boris Johnson