TRADE REPORTS (Pay attention: They count for 40 % of your final mark) **Don't forget to put your Country,

name, Sub-Plenum, Sub-Committee, FLAG, and student number on your report. Reports handed in late will receive -5% for every day late. This is a rough guide to writing your reports. It outlines three basic elements of your final reports: 1. General Guidelines 2. Structure 3. Presentation The trade report is intended to inform your trade minister about your activities during the recent round of trade negotiations. As such, your report should be written as though directed toward your trade minister and should include only limited information on your own country background. Your trade minister wants to see evidence of both your activities during the trade round and the outcomes achieved through those activities. The report should demonstrate: an understanding of the principles of strategic interaction; an ability to apply those to the context of the simulation; a thorough knowledge of the needs and interests of your country; a reasonable knowledge of the needs and interests of countries with which you interacted; and an explanation of how your strategy changed throughout the simulation in response to other players strategies and other developments, if applicable. What's this trade report about anyway? The Trade Report is your opportunity to convey everything that happened in the course for which you may not yet have been marked. It is your creative space in which to tell all the nasty deals, double-crossing, back-stabbing and deceitful things you pulled off during the course to advance your countrys trade interests. Remember, however, that if you have won much for your country but now have no friends with which to bargain in future rounds, you may have missed the point. In other words, you might want to think twice before gloating of how you drove some poor country to tears. It is also the space in which you get to show us how ingenious you were in getting motions pushed through or prevented; how you used all that game theoretic knowledge (don't just throw in terms to impress the marker, rather

show how you applied game theory when playing the game) to advance your interests given your knowledge of other players interests. If you were able to convince other countries that their interests were your interests when in fact they were completely different to that, then credence to you. Either way, BE CREATIVE. Do not just simply report which way you voted on each motion and why. Explain the details of what went on behind the scenes meetings, bilats, single undertakings and that kind of thing. A marker can clearly see when a student is merely going through motions, but did not actively participate in the game. Where your objectives have not been met, you should explain why they were not met. In all of the above, remember that you will have to justify why many things youd planned did not come off, and you will get marks for the strategies you came up with, even if they failed. Do not blame it all on the administration; that will look like a bad workman blaming his tools. Generally, those who were organised did not have any problems. We know the course took over your life, but your trade minister doesnt care thats why he employs you. You should ensure that your report is not inconsistent with other members of your delegation, or other countries that you worked with throughout the game (you may even want to meet and go through some of the issues to make sure you are on the same page) and that you are aware of important activities that they have undertaken. Also, It's important to note that the strat consultants will not be marking your trade reports. Therefore, you cannot reference your strategy reports. You need to rewrite everything into this one report (although if you did well in your strat report, feel free to cut and paste sections). Make sure you have looked at the comments on your strat reports so you know where to improve for your trade reports! In how much depth do I need to cover particular issues? This depends on the nature of the specific issue. Generally, you should go into detail on a particular issue if it is of importance to your country and you were heavily involved in the issue. If one of these criteria applies, it may be useful to include it. If neither of these criteria applies, you generally should not provide a substantial amount of detail on the issue. We don't want to know what other people did in the course, only what you did! (unless their actions can be linked to your strategies). Remember that these are guidelines only and you should use your discretion in this respect. How many issues should I cover in the report? Again, this depends entirely on your country and the type of game you have played. Generally, your report should be broader (cover more issues) as a member of a small

delegation than as a member of a large delegation. Similarly, the number of issues you cover in your report will reflect the type of game you have played. For example, your report should be relatively narrow if you have spent considerable amounts of time on a relatively small number of issues and vice versa. How much of my report should focus on my sub-plenum? This will again depend on the size and interests of your country and the type of game that you have played. In general, it is inadvisable to focus only on your sub-plenum and it is equally unwise to leave out your sub-plenum entirely. Remember: you were not placed in specific sub-plenums for a particular reason. You should have found out what your major interests are, and advanced them in the game. How much should I coordinate with other members of other delegations? This largely depends on how closely you have worked with members of other delegations. Discussing how certain events will be portrayed may be in your interests but remember that you are still competing with them!

STRUCTURE When writing up your trade report, ensure that you discuss: Your country's economic and political interests, and rank in order of preference For example: agriculture, NAMA, entry into the EU. Make sure to identify what each specific interest is within these broad sectors, and what your country's stance is Explain the specific strategies used to advance each interest. Also make sure to deal both with agenda-setting and bargaining round You can structure the report any way you like. Here are a few example of previous trade reports:

Example I: PART I 1. Your countrys broad trade objectives for this round 2. Your sub-plenum specific goals and others of particular relevance 3. Explanation of the background arguments in the areas in which you had an interest PART II 1. How you achieved your objectives: strategies, deals, bribes, etc. PART III This is a crucial element of your report. After having shown how wonderfully you have advanced your countrys interests, you will appeal to your trade minister for promotion. Promotion, or even job retention, will depend on what you gained for your country but also what kind of relations with other countries remain for possible benefit in future rounds.

Example II: Contents Page: Plagiarism Declaration 1. Letter to Trade Minister 2. Introduction 3. Agenda Setting Round Trade Goals & Objectives Alliances formed Outcomes 4. Bargaining Round Goals and Strategy Agriculture single undertaking Other important sub-plenums 23 Services Non-agriculture market access Dispute settlement & implementation issues TRIPS & e-commerce Labour & Environment Outcomes and a summary of gains 5. Appendix Reference List Draft: agriculture single undertaking Signed Agreements Important Motions 1 2 3 3 5 6 7 7 9

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Example III: Contents 1. 2. 3. 4. Introduction Country Background and Objectives The Creation of Alliances Agenda Setting a. Getting SVEs on the Agenda b. Pre-emptive Action in Environment c. Position at end of Agenda Setting 5. Bargaining Round a. Labour and Environment Sub-plenum b. General Concerns i. Getting SVEs Defined ii. Getting Preferential Access to Markets iii. Miscellaneous Deals 6. Reflections on the Round 7. Appendices a. Bilaterals b. Posts c. Select Motions 1 1 4 8 8 15 16 17 17 20 20 26 28 29 30

Example IV: CONTENTS PAGE 1. GENERAL OBJECTIVES 2. GENERAL STRATEGY 3. AGENDA SETTING AND BARGAINING ROUND 4. TURKISH BLOCKADE 4.1 Background 4.2 Action 4.3 Implications 5. EU-MEDITERRANEAN AGREEMENT 5.1 Background 5.2 Action 5.3 Implications 6. EAST EUROPEAN AGREEMENT 6.1 Background 6.2 Action 6.3 Implication 7. WITHIN E-COMMERCE 7.1 Background 7.2 Action 7.3 Implication 8. VOTE-SELLING 9. MOVEMENT OF NATURAL PERSONS ETC 9.1 Movement of natural persons 9.2 Medicines 9.3 Government Procurement 10. RECOMMENDATIONS 10.1 Landlocked Alliance 10.2 East European Solidarity 10.3 E-commerce Solidarity 11. FINAL REMARKS 12. BIBLIOGRAPHY

Example V Acknowledgements Preamble PART 1: BACKGROUND 1. (Country's) Economic Childhood 2. Broad Trade Policy Objectives

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PART 2: CAPE TOWN ROUND 3. Agriculture 4. Labour 5. Services 6. Goods 7. Post-Doha 8. Other Spheres Of Interest 9. Epilogue BIBLIOGRAPHY

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PART 3: APPENDIX EMAILS MOTIONS TRADE AGREEMENTS

PRESENTATION Use whatever format you think might be useful, and use appropriate academic language (whilst you are free to entertain the markers with your wit, make sure to use appropriate style at all times) and reference. Your own thoughts and strategies do not have to be referenced, but if you can show that you drew on a credible source for your ideas, this will be favourably looked upon. Also, do not assume that a countrys GDP is general knowledge, and do not use wikipedia! Plagiarism Plagiarism is any attempt to pass off another persons work as your own or any assistance provided to another person in doing so. Specific instances of plagiarism include: using another persons idea without acknowledging the source of the idea; and

using another persons exact wording without acknowledging the source of the wording. Please note that this applies to ideas and wording from websites, publications and other students taking the course. Make sure to attach a plagiarism declaration. If this declaration is not attached to your report and completed correctly, you will receive zero for the trade report.

Can I reference extracts of other delegates' reports? No. However, you can note that certain strategies were developed in conjunction with other delegates. In particular, if you discuss with other delegates how you will write up particular issues, you should include a footnote indicating that you have done so and which delegates participated in the discussion. Simply copying large amounts of information and referencing it also unacceptable. Make sure to include a bibliography at the end of your report. The report should be between 20-30 pages. There are no formatting requirements, but it is strongly recommended that you use a legible font size (11 or 12) and avoid exceptionally narrow margins. Are appendices included in this length limitation? This is your decision. However, if your report consists of 5 pages of report and 25 pages of appendices, you will be severely penalised. Similarly, a report that totals 150 pages, including appendices, will not be viewed favourably by the markers What appendices should I include? This is entirely your decision. Common items to include in appendices include bilateral agreements, printed e-mails and discussion postings, and specific motions. You should include a document in your appendix (as opposed to omitting it) only if it adds value to your report. If the marker will need to frequently refer to the document in question (for example, an e-mail whose contents you analyse in great detail in the body of your report) you perhaps include it in the main body of your report, rather than in the appendices. Do not add in every motion that relates to your country: be selective. If there is an extremely long motion, perhaps only add the sections of importance to you. Is there a minimum or maximum number of bilateral agreements that I can and should sign? No. Including completely irrelevant bilats (Bananaland and Bapetikosweti pledge undying friendship) will not impress the markers unless they form part of a atrategy, or give substantial benefit to your country.

Good Luck!