“Globalization,” the bête noir of isolationists, protectionists, and labor and environmental activists for nearly a decade, is now considered by many reasonable, centrist individuals to be dying, if ...

Globalization’s rich history began long before giant conglomerates such as Amazon and Google existed. There is a timeline of discovery, protectionism, liberalization, financial crisis, and economic ...

Globalization integrates economies, enhancing trade and specialization across countries. Tech advances foster global culture sharing, but create economic shifts impacting local jobs. Globalization ...

John Maynard Keynes vividly portrayed the heyday of the first golden age of globalization (1870-1914) in his prophetic book, “The Economic Consequences of Peace,” as follows: “The inhabitant of London ...

HONG KONG, HONG KONG - JUNE 26: Protesters hold placards as they take part in a rally against the extradition bill ahead of 2019 G20 Osaka summit at Edinburgh Place in Central district on June 26, ...

After two and a half years of a pandemic that has exposed the fragility of global supply chains and eight months of war in Ukraine that has severed economic ties between Russia and the West and ...

Dr. Zahra is a professor of history at the University of Chicago and has written extensively about globalization’s first collapse. April 5, 2025 Before World War I, globalization was at a high point.

“Deglobalization” is a word on many people’s lips these days — and understandably so. Russia has been largely cut off from the West for its appalling invasion of Ukraine. The economic marriage of ...