If globalization remains a nebulous concept, its negative repercussions may today seem more plain than ever. From Brexit to Trump, to Viktor Orbán’s recent victory in Hungary, a deep-seated resentment ...

This is a terribly difficult time for industries like grain-based foods that have important stakes in doing business globally as well as domestically and view globalization as a definite positive. The ...

In 1999, the columnist Thomas Friedman pronounced the Cold War geopolitical system dead. The world, he wrote, had “gone from a system built around walls to a system increasingly built around networks.

A few weeks ago, the people of the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union. The long-term impact of the vote to the UK is unclear. But it is likely that, despite their enthusiasm to leave the ...

Chikirin reflects upon the meaning of ‘globalization’ [ja]. She wonders whether it's really possible to call ‘global’ the Japanese companies, only because they export their products abroad, while ...