Just as climate change worsens existing vulnerabilities such as food poverty and water shortages, trade amplifies weaknesses in the social fabric. In regions where people have fallen behind ...

Kenneth Thomas, the Middle Class Political Economist, has a series on whether Globalisation benefits the (American) middle class. His answer is that generally it doesn't, a conclusion that I disagree ...

Pakistan is now an example of hybrid society as a result of globalisation, trying to find a balance between Islamisation and modernism Advances in technology, such as mobile phones, aero planes and ...

The significance of the trade war between China and the US goes well beyond the impact of tit-for-tat tariffs, or which of two self-styled strongmen wins the bragging rights. As was the case in the ...

Globalisation has suffered a severe setback as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Cross-border capital flows never fully recovered from the global financial crisis. This latest shock first hit the ...

In recent years the world has been rocked by unforeseen and unimaginable global catastrophes. The coronavirus pandemic caused disruptions to global economies as countries closed their borders. Markets ...

Millions around the globe may have taken to the streets in recent years to protest against the impact of globalisation on their jobs and communities - but this backlash is only likely to grow as ...

IN the face of a sluggish world economic recovery, the rising threat of protectionism, and the widening gap between the rich and the poor, discussions around economic globalisation are increasing ...

For having one of the world's fastest-growing economies over the last two decades, the World Bank stated that Bangladesh has an "inspiring story of growth and development." Globalisation has played a ...

Globalisation has “come to an end” in the wake of new tariffs imposed by the US, a Treasury minister has suggested. Chief Secretary to the Treasury Darren Jones told the BBC that Britain needs to be ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The writer, a professor of globalisation and development at Oxford university, is co-author of ‘Terra Incognita ...

The Treaty of Westphalia (1648) was signed by almost all European states to end the Eighty Years’ War and the Thirty Years’ War. These wars collectively consumed over 10 million European lives. The ...