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Dr. Zahra is a professor of history at the University of Chicago and has written extensively about globalization’s first collapse. April 5, 2025 Before World War I, globalization was at a high ...

Most sectors have benefited from globalization. (Source: Societe Generale) This trend could be blunted or potentially reversed depending on how aggressive any new protectionist trade policies are.