Monday 14 March 2011

WTO-Mock Summit is Six Years!


 

Speech Delivered at Training on WTO-Mock Summit 2010

Bayero University, Kano – Nigeria


 

I am happy to see many of you present inspite of the short notice. This gives me happiness and confidence as this year we have to tackle preparation with fastness to achieve maximum success.


 

This coming summit is going to be the Sixth Round. The first was in 2005 and since then we have never missed this important annual event.


 

The successes and the feedback we have continued to receive are numerous to be tabled and discussed here. Nevertheless I could mention few:

  1. We have moved from local to a group with international recognition and importance in the circle of global trade interest.
  2. We have carried the name of Bayero University, Kano, especially among concerned parents to a higher pedestal, as seen in the case of one parent who sent me a GSM text message which said that he has no regret to send his daughter to read in BUK because of the mock summit played on the campus.
  3. Another success brought by the summit to the society generally is that it has become a certificate for securing jobs both in the private and public sector. Furthermore, information that comes to me from time to time is that in various places of jobs where there are WTO-Mock Summit participants, they are distinguished by team work to attain the goal of the organization they work, hard work and performance.
  4. In 2008, the WTO-Mock Summit Group proposed a working programme and formed many committees which will enable the Group to become a National and Research Centre to disseminate ideas about global trade. This is affirmed and stressed in 2009. This proposal remains but there are problems along the way to push it foreword.
  5. Meanwhile, we have opened a website in 2008 and since then all the speeches of the Mock-Summit are posted there.
  6. Again, since 2008 we are determined to process the pictures of the summits into the website, but still we are unable to do it.
  7. We believe that we would continue with our efforts until we overcome all difficulties along way. An encouraging development is that during the 2009 training session, a former Minister of Commerce of the Federal Republic of Nigeria who heard of the WTO-Mock Summit came round and expressed his appreciation. There and then, he directly connected us with WTO Secretariat in Geneva and now regularly received News Letters on global trade. He also sent a book of Laws/Agreements of the WTO.
  8. Again, from 2008 we have started compiling the speeches and printing the communiqué of the WTO-Mock Summit for future reference.


 

Anyway we can continue talking endlessly on this. In the next convocation ceremonies we are going to organize a reception for mock summit participants of 2009 and 2010 "Doha boys and girls", so, there we are going to talk more about this.


 

Well, I can see that some of you have been part of the Mock-Summit since 2008 but I am happy that there are many new faces. This is a guarantee for continuity.


 

The mock summit of this year is different from others before it. The past ones were full Ministerial summits which brought all Ministers of trade of member countries to negotiate global trade issues. On the other hand the 2010 summit is a Mini-ministerial Summit of a consultative type to break the deadlock which holds the WTO from moving foreword. Accordingly, only member countries with special interests in global trade are represented.


 

The organization of the summit is that it is not going to be hosted by any member country but the secretariat of the WTO in Geneva. So it is going to be tagged "Geneva 2010". The chairman of the summit (Lawi Isah Abdullahi) is the mock chairman of the General Council of the WTO. Still, there will be Commission Reports and Trade Delegates Speeches. The speeches of the delegates must include recommendations, which would be further discussed and debated.


 

In the end the summit may break without agreement; or it may agree to set agenda for a full Ministerial Conference; or may end up with "lets go and continue with consultations". Whichever of these three scenarios the summit has come up with there would be a position paper which is going to be posted through online system to the secretariat of the real WTO.


 

Now let me join in the discussion the subject-matter of the coming mock-summit clearly. It is already detailed in the briefing paper on 2010 WTO-Mock Summit. As it is going to be a Consultative Forum it is framed around a theme "The WTO Doha Round and the current Multilateral Trading System: which way Forward". In other words the mock summit is intended to capture the reality of global trade today which is that the GATT-WTO System is in crisis and so what would be the future of international trade.


 

The crisis of global trade under WTO-regime is not new, but the recent financial crisis has aggravated it-pushing for more disagreements and uncertainties between and among various groups under the regime.


 

The popular parlance in global trade i.e. Doha Development Agenda is an expression of this problem but is refused to be addressed up to when the recent financial crisis became deep, which made it more difficult to negotiate the DDA.


 

The idea of DDA is that the entire institution of global trade and the ideology governing it is to be reformed in such away to make trade brings development to developing and underdeveloped country members of the WTO.


 

So you are going to report, examine and debate various aspects of global trade under the WTO-regime with a view of suggesting the way forward for bringing back the WTO negotiations to continue in order to reposition the global trade organization.


 

However, you must bear in mind that this kind of crisis is not new in the governance of multilateral trading system. In recorded history it is there that immediately after the Second World War when International Trade Organisation (ITO) was borne, one of the major actors i.e. USA refused to ratify the charter i.e. Havana Charter because it needed a space to establish a monopoly in the large markets of Europe and the developing countries. Secondly, the USA wanted to remove "Development" clause in the Havana Charter.


 

The global trade did not move forward until when in 1948, ITO was replaced by GATT, which retained some provisions of ITO and added new ones of limited liberation of trade. So, the GATT regime was delivered. The GATT system, although contained rules for limited liberation of trade, yet the major actors weakened the rules by allowing exceptions deliberately to favour them.


 

When in the late 1960s global economic crisis spread which caused the break-down of the IMF fixed exchange between the major currencies, the GATT system became shaken and virtually dead, never to rise again as original GATT regime.


 

As the GATT system became weak and powerless, the multilateral trading system became lawless – with all kind of protectionism and restriction everywhere until when it was hoped that another reform which delivered GATT-WTO in 1994 is expected to resolve the crisis.


 

It seems that the global power relation does not change. The same problems have re-emerged under GATT-WTO regime. Or are they not the same? What are you going to suggest?


 

I wish you happy and as usual rigorous training to finalise the agenda for WTO-mock Summit 2010.


 

M. M. Yusif

Department of Political Science

Bayero University, Kano – Nigeria

Director WTO-Mock Summit

28-11-2011


 

DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE

BAYERO UNIVERSITY, KANO – NIGERIA


 

SUMMARY OF EXAMINATION RESULTS

BY M. M. YUSIF

4301;4313;3314;2204

2009/2010 ACADEMIC SESSION


 

POL.4301: MILITARY AND POLITICS

SUB-TITLE: MILITARY AND SOCIETY IN THE ERA OF NEO-LIBERAL GLOBALISATION

  1. A………………………………………17 Students
  2. B………………………………………49 (1 is Spill Over Student)
  3. C………………………………………55 (7 are Spill Over Students)
  4. D………………………………………26 (3 are Spill Over Students)
  5. E………………………………………72 (19 are Spill Over Students)
  6. F………………………………………13 (3 are Spill Over Students)

    Total…………………………………232


 

POL. 4313: PEACE AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION

SUBTITLE: GLOBALISATION, CITIZENSHIP QUESTION AND ETHNIC CONFLICT

  1. A………………………………………10 Students
  2. B………………………………………29 Students
  3. C………………………………………20 Students
  4. D………………………………………08 Students
  5. E………………………………………21 Students
  6. F………………………………………05 Students

    Total…………………………………93


     


 


 

POL. 3314: POLITICS OF DEVELOPMENT AND UNDERDEVELOPMENT

SUBTITLE: POLITICS OF TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT

  1. A………………………………………14 Students
  2. B………………………………………38 Students
  3. C………………………………………54 Students
  4. D………………………………………28 Students
  5. E………………………………………65 (26 are CO & SO)
  6. F………………………………………15 (7 are CO & SO)

    Total…………………………………215


 

POL. 2204: FOUNJDATION OF POLITICAL ECONOMY

SUBTITLE: MARXIAN POLITICAL ECONOMY

  1. A………………………………………20 Students
  2. B………………………………………39 Students
  3. C………………………………………54 Students
  4. D………………………………………34 Students
  5. E………………………………………69 (28 are CO & SO)
  6. F………………………………………14 (8 are CO &SO)

Total………………………………230

DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE

FACULTY OF SOCIAL AND MANAGEMENT SCIENCES

BAYERO UNIVERSITY, KANO


 

Pol. 4301: MILITARY AND POLITICS

SUBTITLE: ARMED FORCES, STATE AND SOCIETY IN THE ERA OF NEO-LIBERAL GLOBALISATION

2009/2010

M. M. Yusif


 

Instruction:

Below is a continuation of semester Group works of students of Military and Politics – 2009/ 2010. They are recommended for students studies on the course.


 

S/N 

AUTHOR/SEMINAR 

TITLE 

YEAR 

1. 

Surajo yahaya Muhammad 

How does ICT affect warfare system? 

2009/2010


 

2. 


 

Basiru Musa 

How does globalization affect civil-Military Relation? 


 

2009/2010 


 

3. 


 

Sule Suleiman 

Comparative Analysis of Military Transformation in U.S.A. and South Africa 


 

2009/2010 


 

4. 


 

Abubakar Salihu 

The Challenges of Military – Society Relations in the Current Era of Globalization


 

2009/2010 

5. 

Aminu Salisu 

Is there a post – modern society and Military? 

2009/2010 


 

6. 


 

Auwal Abdullahi Danbatta 

Post – Modern Military: Modernity Versus Post Modernity 


 

2009/2010 


 

7. 


 

Aliyu Sani Sheme 

Post – Modern Changes and Military Transformation


 

2009/2010 


 

8. 


 

Mohammad Jamilu Abdussalam 

State And Globalisation: Which One Generates the Other? 


 

2009/2010 


 

9. 


 

Isa Mohammad 

Nigerian Armed forces and the Challenges of Post-Modern Military Capability 


 

2009/2010


 

10. 


 

Maryam Suleiman Yakub 

Post – Modern Military and Security in the Era of Neo-Liberal Globalisation 


 

2009/2010 

11. 

Muhammad Rabiu Omika 

Military in Modern and Postmodern Era 

2009/2010 

12. 

Saminu Ismail 

Post-Modern Military What is its Mission? 

2009/2010


 

13. 


 

Salim Bala Mohammed 

The Impact of Technologies in the Military Arena 


 

2009/2010 


 

14. 


 

Sani Shuaibu Sani 

The Transformation of Pre-Modern Military to Modern Military 


 

2009/2010 


 

15. 


 

Shamsuddeen Musa 

Does Our Contemporary Society Really need Armed Forces?


 

2009/2010


 


 

16 


 


 

Fate Bukar Fate 

The Military Legitimacy as a Basis of "Social Contract" Between Soldiers and the Socio-Political Community


 


 

2009/2010 


 

17.


 

Murtala Abu-Ubaidu

Distinguish Modern Military Formation and Organisation from Post-Modern


 

2009/2010


 

18. 


 

Binta Muhammad Kurmawa 

Distinguish the Role of the Modern Military From Post – Modern 


 

2009/2010 


 

19. 


 

Ali Umar 

Modernity Versus Post – Modernity: A Case of Warfare System 


 

2009/2010 

20. 

Kamaldeen L. Abubakar 

Armed Forces in Nigeria: Modern or Post – Modern

2009/2010 

21. 

Zainab Saleh 

Post-Modern Military Warfare: USA – Iraq war 

2009/2010


 


 


 


 

22. 


 


 

Halima Ibrahim Lawal 

Globalisation and Technological Development: Restructuring of the Nigerian Armed Forces 


 


 

2009/2010 


 

23. 


 

Bello Ahmad Tijjani 

An Evaluation of Traditional and Post – Modern Military Mission 


 

2009/2010 


 

24. 


 

Sani Lawan Gomna 

Why Is Media Manipulation Considered Central to Post – Modern Warfare 


 

2009/2010 

DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE

FACULTY OF SOCIAL AND MANAGEMENT SCIENCES

BAYERO UNIVERSITY, KANO


 

POL.4301: MILITARY AND POLITICS


 

The following are semester Group Essays of students of military and politics of the last four Academic Sessions selected for the contributions they made on the subject. They are recommended for students references. You are hereby encouraged to work harder and produce qualitative Group Essay material to join these ones which would be bound as reference material by your Association (NAPSS).


 

S/N 

AUTHOR 

TITLE 

YEAR 

1. 

Suleiman Dauda Daura et al

Global military establishment: for world security or threat to world security 

2004/2005

2. 

Mohammed Hambali Mohammed et al 

Globalization and Third World: Security and Defence  

2004/2005 

3. 

Hafsat Y. Yakasai 

Terrorism as another Phase of Globalisation 

2004/2005 

4. 

Bashir K. Muhammad et al

Deregulation of Weapons market and the Privatization of Military in the Global System: Who gains, Who loses? 

2004/2005 

5. 

Sani K. Suwidi et al 

Militarization and Globalization: Politics of Nuclear Threats in the Contemporary World

2004/2005 

6. 

Korau et al 

Unilateral Application of Military Power is one of the Major Characteristics of Contemporary Globalized Economy. How and Why?  

2003/2004

7.

Hassan Danyalwa Umar et al

Examine the Contribution and Proportion of Defence Allocation and of Health, Education and Agriculture in 2003 Budget of Nigeria. What is the Implication for Social and Economic Development

2003/2004

8. 

Mohammed Ibrahim Zingkur et al 

What is Terrorism? Why is Terrorism a Common Phenomenon in the Contemporary Era of Globalization 

2003/2004


 


 

9. 

Francis Onoja James et al 

Rebellion is a Form of Military Behavior in Politics. What is it? Is rebellion a Satisfactory Counter Action/Strategy Against Globalization

2003/2004

10. 

Aliyu Hassan Salihu et al

Examine Both in Theory and Practice the Distinction between Guerilla Army and Militia

2003/2004

11. 

Hamidu Hamidu Jantabo et al 

The World Today Is Characterized by Insecurity both Nationally and Internationally. How it Affects Africa and How it could be Reformed

2003/2004

12. 

Abdulhamid Ahmad Abdullahi et al 

The Impact of Arms Production and Arms Trade on the Socio-Economic Development of Developing Countries 

2003/2004

13. 

Rabiu Usman et al

What Is National Liberation Army? Make a Study of any one Country where there was National Liberation Army, showing its Military, Political, Organizational and other Characteristics 

2003/2004

14. 

Zainab Musa et al

With many Examples From Across the Countries of Africa and Latin America, bring out the problems of post-military Democracy

2002/2003

15. 

Bala Mohammed et al 

Distinguish the Terms: Militia, Militarism and Militarization 

2002/2003 

16.

Muttaqa Yusha'u et al

How does the Contemporary globalization affects the Military in the Third World

2002/2003

17. 

Abdullahi Musa Ibrahim et al 

Examine both in Theory and Practice the Problems of Democratic Consolidation in Nigeria 

2002/2003 

18. 

Murtala Mamman et al 

Which of the Many Theoretical Explanations on Why the Military Intervenes in the Politics of the Third World Countries can Withstand Empirical Test

2002/2003 

19. 

Alakwe Emmanuel et al 

Why is a National Security State is Always Militaristic? 

2002/2003 

20. 

Group 4 

What is Militry? What is Militarism? Distinguish between Old and New Militarism

2002/2003


 


 


 

21. 

Sani Abubakar Maishanu et al 

Militarization of the Global Economic Relations Under Contemporary Globalization 

2004/2005 

22. 

Adamu Fate Jigaware et al

Globalization and the Global Transnational state: Reducing Power of Nation-State

2004/2005

23. 

Dimas et al 

Globalization and the US Struggle for Global Military Dominance 

2005/2006 

24. 

Musbau et al  

The Military Industrial Complex and Violence in Africa: An Analysis of the Proliferation of Weapons in Contemporary Globalisation

2005/2006 

25.

Bala Y. Z. et al

ICT for Teaching and Research

2005/2006

26. 

Abdulrasheed et al 

Globalization, state and national security 

2005/2006 

27. 

Bushra Jibril et al 

Arms Production and Trade: for World Security or Threat to World Security

2005/2006 

28. 

Aina'u S. Minjibir

How Does Globalization and Militarisation Erodes the Sovereignty of Nation States

2005/2006

29.

Suleiman S. Mani et al

Arms Production, Trade and Transfer: Impact on Militarisation of Third World Countries

2005/2006

30. 

Nuruddeen Aminu 

Terrorism as a Threat to Internal Security of nation State in the Contemporary Era of Globalisation 

2005/2006 

31. 

Aminu Audi et al 

Information Technology and Militarization of Society 

2006/2007 

32. 

Aliyu Jamilu et al

A New Role and a New Formation: Post-moder Military in the Contemporary Globalization 

2006/2007 

33. 

Halima Ali Bashir et al

The Roles of Military in the Phases of Globalization: The Theory and Practice of the Current Phase 

2006/2007 

34. 

Adamu Ismail et al

The Current Era of Globalization and Changing Role of Military Formation and Operations: USA 

2007/2008 

35. 

Auwal Abubakar et al 

The Science of Military and World Economic Order: A Comparative Analysis of Past and Present 

2007/2008 

36. 

Umar Danjuma et al

Information Technology and Postmodern Warfare System: A Case of US Afghans War 

2007/2008 

37. 

Hamza Marafa et al 

The Costs of Postmodern Military System in USA 

2007/2008 

38. 

Zainul Abideen et al  

Military Expenditure in African Countries: Old and New

2007/2008 

39.

Hamisu Idris et al

Neo-liberal Globalization and Privatization of Violence

2007/2008

40. 

Aliyu Zubairu et al 

Globalization and Military Formation: a case study of Britain 

2007/2008 

41. 

Aminu Saleh Isyak et al

Arms Trade and Military Expenditure in the Current Era of Globalization

2007/2008 

42. 

Ibrahim Amadu et al 

Postmodern Military Science 

2007/2008 


 


 

M. M. Yusif

Course Instructor


 

DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE

Bayero University, Kano


 

B.Sc. Political Science

Research Works – 2009/2010


 

Supervised


 

By


 

M. M. Yusif


 


 

Politics of globalization: World Trade Organisation and the disputes over Doha Development Agenda. This has captured my attention and of my final year research students, so it became the focus of social investigation and assessment.


 

The reason is obvious. This area has now become a subject of enquiry both in International Relations, International Political Economy, Law, History, Economics and other Social Studies.


 

Combined with our interest in global trade under WTO regime we bring "New Political Science" tools to examine various issues under Doha work programme.


 

We set the research work with a background on the history of GATT on global trade, WTO rules as it affects global trade, theoretical perspective on Doha and development, then many issues such as the cotton initiative; trips and public health; dispute settlement mechanism, agriculture; environment; etc.


 

We have sent our searchlight to assess how the recent financial crisis affected international trade.


 

Few of my students have worked on related areas such as the impact of globalization on Direct Foreign Investment.


 

Below are the names of the researchers and the topics:

  1. Khadija Muhammad Kassim

"GATT and Liberalisation of Global Trade".

  1. Saleh Sani Tahir

    "WTO Rules and Implications for Global Trade"

  2. Salim Bala Muhammad

    "WTO – Doha Agenda: A Development Perspective"

  3. Binta Muhammad Kurmawa

    "The Impact of the Doha Development Agenda on Nigeria"

  4. Sule Suleiman

    "WTO Doha Round and Agriculture in Global Trade: The case of Cotton Initiative"

  5. Yau Gadau

    "Doha Development Agenda: Exportation of Fresh Fruits from Kenya to Europe"

  6. Maimuna Yakubu Kofar Mata

    "The Implication of WTO Doha Round on African Agriculture: A Case Study of Fishery in Kenya"

  7. Mohammed Jamilu Abdussalam

    "WTO – Doha Development Agenda on Multilateral Environmental Agreements"

  8. Magaji Sa'adu Usman

    "Doha Development Agenda; Textiles and Clothing"

  9. Aminu Salisu

    "WTO Doha Agenda: Trips and Public Health"

  10. Abubakar Salihu

    "Doha Development Agenda: Challenges in Water Services"

  11. Basiru Musa

    "Doha Development Round: Dispute Settlement Mechanism

  12. Aliyu Sani Sheme

    "WTO Doha Agenda: US – China Trade Conflicts: A Case Study of Textiles and Clothing Products"

  13. Surajo Yahaya Muhammad

    "The Impact of the 2008 Financial Crisis on International Trade"

  14. Usman Adamu Bissallah

    "Doha Development Agenda: Challenges for Regional Trade Agreements"

  15. Auwal Abdullahi Dambatta

    "Neo-Liberal Globalisation and Direct Foreign Investment in Developing Countries: A Case Study of Nigeria"

  16. Mohammed Mohammed Sambo

    "African Union and the New World Order"

  17. Sylvester Nuhu

    "Global Financial Crisis and its Implication for Nigeria"

  18. Muazu Hamidu Abugu

"Globalisation and its Impact on Foreign Direct Investment in Nigeria (2000 – 2008)"