Publication

This report examines the issue of Russia’s accession to the WTO, focusing on the implications for Russia, the United States, and the WTO. It begins with a short overview of the WTO accession process and reviews the history of the Soviet Union’s relationship with the GATT/WTO. It provides a brief discussion of Russian economic conditions and the status of economic reforms as they are a major impetus for Russia’s application to join the WTO. The focus of the report is the status of Russia’s accession application and the outstanding issues. The report concludes with an analysis of the implications of Russia’s accession to the WTO for Russia, the United States, the other WTO members and for the WTO itself and an analysis of the outlook for the Russia’s application.