"Foreign Affairs" LIVE - Development: The Post-Doha Agenda

Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Speakers
Susan C. Schwab
Professor, School of Public Policy, University of Maryland; Former U.S. Trade Representative, 2006-2009
Nancy Birdsall
President, Center for Global Development
Presider
Gideon Rose
Editor, "Foreign Affairs "

Nancy Birdsall and Susan Schwab discuss the implications of trade policy on international development.

The Foreign Affairs LIVE series brings together authors, CFR members, and friends of the magazine for timely, in-depth discussions on significant global issues.

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