The World Trade Organization (WTO) may face some changes in the near future as a result of the Trump administration’s refusal to nominate anyone new to the appellate board. “The dispute settlement mechanism of the WTO has been used to make decisions on global issues for more than 25 years. The process put in place was meant to be a guide as the organization became better organized and issues might arise, but those changes weren’t made,” said Evan Rogerson, an adjunct senior fellow at RSIS.