globalization

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For years, policymakers celebrated cheap consumer goods as proof that globalization was working.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026

Rather than rejecting globalization, Beijing seeks to control it strategically.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

Its premise was simple: Markets could be optimized through globalization and cooperation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

“The EU was founded when the world was flat,” said Calenda, referring to the years of peak optimism that globalization would create a level playing field for people, businesses and nations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026

The dynamic forces behind this era of globalization were breakthroughs in hardware—from steamships and railroads in the beginning to telephones and mainframe computers toward the end.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman