Amid the growing debate over the fate of globalization, many an economist, commentator, or executive have weighed in from their ivory tower, think tank perch, or Davos panel chair to declare its ...

Do we blame trade — or the fact that the United States addresses disruption very poorly? Container ships waiting off shore of the Port of Los Angeles in San Pedro, California, on Sept. 2, 2021.

International trade around the world has sagged despite moderate economic growth. Reshoring and de-globalization, two related concepts with slightly different emphases, seem be responsible. The global ...

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.