Open AccessTrade in War's Darkest Hour: Churchill and Roosevelt's Daring 1941 Atlantic Meeting that Linked Global Economic Cooperation to Lasting Peace and Security
Author(s) -
Hunter Nottage
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
victoria university of wellington law review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1179-3082
pISSN - 1171-042X
DOI - 10.26686/vuwlr.v49i4.5342
Subject(s) - charter , political science , world war ii , publishing , multilateralism , economic history , law , international trade , history , economics , politics
A single page of text from the 1941 Atlantic Charter is a powerful reminder that the desire for peace and security drove the creation of today's global economic system. The global rules that underpin our multilateral economic system were a direct reaction to the Second World War and desire for it never to repeat.