2024
Globalization and National Economies.
Debate #61 · World order, UN and great-power politics
Is globalisation irreversible, or is nationalist backlash reasserting state control over economies?
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Examiners want: Globalisation's effect on state autonomy and inequality, rise of populism and anti-globalisation (Brexit, protectionism), state capacity to resist, implications for national economies
The questions
2021
Is Globalization an irreversible process? Do states have the capacity to resist the forces of globalization or their survival and economic benefits require an unconditional submission?
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2020
Has nationalism been the most common cause of conflict in the post-Cold War era? Accordingly, point out the reasons for the rise of populism and anti-globalization wave in this regard.
2019
Globalization restrict the autonomy of the state, generates domestic social conflicts, and inequalities. Discuss the interactions between globalization and domestic politics.
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2017
Brexit means globalization is the rhetoric of the privileged, and capitalism will return ferociously as ever.
Evidence you can cite
US goods imports from China, 2025 vs 2018 peak: Imports $308,651.9 million in 2025, against $538,514.2 million in 2018 (2018 and 2025)U.S. Census Bureau, Trade in Goods with ChinaFirst Section 301 tariffs on Chinese goods announced by USTR: Additional 25 percent duty on approximately $50 billion of Chinese imports covering 1,102 tariff lines (15 June 2018)Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, press release
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