DANIEL DREZNER LOOKS at the current world trade talks and notes:

Beyond the economic commitment to freer trade, there’s a political bonus to the U.S. for supporting agricultural liberalization. Many Europeans try to paint the U.S. as a global bully in world politics. In the global economy, however, the big bad wolf is the EU. The growing assertiveness of developing countries in the WTO represents an opportunity for the United States. If the Bush administration is smart, they can get what they want in the Doha round and look like a hero to the developing world in the process.

I think he’s right.