Interesting articles on Doha deadlock

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/09/12/us-usa-trade-doha-idUSTRE78B6CB20110912 
World Trade Organization (WTO) members should acknowledge the 10-year-old Doha round of trade talks is "deadlocked" and begin charting a more "credible path forward," a top U.S. trade official said on Monday. 


http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news11_e/tnc_dg_infstat_29apr11_e.htm 
'WTO ambassadors endorsed on 29 April 2011 Director-General Pascal Lamy’s plan to consult delegations in Geneva and ministers around the world in the search for a different way of achieving a breakthrough in the Doha Development Agenda negotiations. They were clear about what they do not want and said they are open to ideas.'

http://www.worldtradelaw.net/articles/drachedoha.pdf 
'As a general rule, trade agreements do not eliminate protectionist sentiments or the ability of governments to vigorously defend production and employment interests. Rather, they keep these at politically acceptable 
levels. Even the current liberal order has failed to fully embed a liberalized framework for competition in its otherwise comprehensive regulatory system.'