Doha: Position undermined

Wherever Peter Mandelson goes, trouble seems to follow not far behind. The EU trade commissioner, a close ally of British Prime Minister Tony Blair, was forced out of British politics after being twice forced to resign from the cabinet. Exiled to Brussels, he has managed to alienate almost everyone in less than a year, including his US counterparts and, more worryingly, his own side. Now his political ineptness threatens to derail the Doha trade round. His latest difficulties stem from his resp...