The Future of Investment and Trade Partnership, with 19 members and counting, is championing open and fair trade at a time when others are retreating. Its economic heft may not be giant but this new group, representing close to 20 percent of global goods trade, is championing open and fair trade at a time when others are retreating. This momentum reflects a growing interest on the part of many countries in reaching for new instruments and new ways of working together in the midst of the myriad of global trade challenges countries face today. It also supports the new emphasis on trade diversification – a key pillar of many countries’ economic security and economic resilience strategies today. The FIT-P approach reverses this sequent.