Goodbye Globalization, by Elisabeth Braw

Globalization was one of the big talking points of my International Relations degree twenty years ago, when it was discussed with a certain inevitability about it. Despite the protests from some quarters, it felt like history led definitively towards greater integration. Trade would open the doors of the furthest reaches of the globe, and everyone would benefit from the cheaper goods and stability that comes from mutual inter-dependence.

It hasn’t turned out that way. Most of the world’s...