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Events this year have revealed a remarkable backlash against globalization, with Brexit as the most prominent example of the phenomenon. Not only did this vote dispel my long-held belief that Brits are calm, level-headed folks, it came as a shock that a country whose name conjures a historical legacy of global empire chose to bury its head in the sand and faces a realistic possibility of losing Scotland and Northern Ireland. It was once said the sun never set on the British Empire. Today, given what I’ve se
Brexit aside, globalization is inevitable and that the US has been a significant benefactor of this long-lasting trend.
Everyday, we use and interact with products that are sourced from around the world. Doesn’t matter if you got around by car, bike, train, plane, or good ol’ shoes, your mode of transportation was likely a global effort. Its design was dreamt up in America. Engineered in Germany. Manufactured in China. Sent via a port in Hong Kong in French steel containers on a Greek vessel registered to Panama.