{"id":2,"date":"2010-10-04T16:53:17","date_gmt":"2010-10-04T16:53:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/itn.mattrock.ca\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2025-11-17T15:18:01","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T14:18:01","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/itn\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Since 2001, <span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips60'>ITN<\/span> has offered news, analysis, and opinions on international investment law and its implications for sustainable development. The service began as a list-serve where information and views were shared among members, before becoming an electronic newsletter produced by a small editorial team. 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