On February 14, 2008, Dr. Susan Aaronson was interviewed on Ask the Experts. She discussed her new book, Trade Imbalance: The Struggle to Weigh Human Rights Concerns in Trade Policymaking. Dr. Aaronson is a Research Associate Professor at George Washington University.
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| Why should human rights policy be connected to trade policy? |
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| Are certain human rights more important than others? What role can trade play in balancing different rights? |
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| What trade tools can countries use to address human rights |
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| In many examples in your book, such as South Africa, the U.S., and Brazil – countries often advocate for other countries to change their human rights abuses/practices – but often do not look into human rights abuses within their own countries. What can be done to remedy this situation? |
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| What are the biggest challenges to the integration of human rights clauses into trade policies (at any level) national/international/multilateral/etc? |
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| Are the specific challenges facing developing countries with the implementation of human rights into trade policymaking |
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| How can students and ordinary citizens get involved in promoting human rights and trade? |
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Globalization101.org would like thank David J. Smolar of In Between Things Productions for filming and editing the interview. | 
