Title: Examine the major current challenges in global trade.
Course: Opportunities in Global Trade (12056-I) > Section: Examining Global Trade Challenges

Examination should include current challenges such as those related to

- health care
- national security
- supply chains
- food safety and security
- intellectual property rights
- outsourcing
- variation in distribution methods
- human rights
- environmental protection.

Process/Skill Questions:

- How do groups such as the World Trade Organization (WTO) define intellectual property? What effects do variations among intellectual property rights have on global trade?
- What human rights issues affect global trade? How does each issue affect global trade? What options exist for resolution of each issue?
- How would you compare human rights issues between two selected countries?
- How can health care affect world trade?
- What economic and political ramifications does environmental protection have for world trade?
- How do natural disasters affect global trade?