Reflections On The “Deeply Troubling” End Of Globalization

So, how many times in the past month have I written something about the possible demise of globalization and a politics-driven retrenchment in global trade? A lot, right? That's because it's one of the most important geopolitical and economic themes hanging over markets in the new year. As I've outlined exhaustively, rolling back globalization is a step backwards in time - a move away from modernization and societal advancement. It threatens multiculturalism and promises to undercut a progres