Henry Farrell

Will the Coronavirus End Globalization as We Know It? – with Abraham Newman

The new coronavirus is shaping up to be an enormous stress test for globalization. As critical supply chains break down, and nations hoard medical supplies and rush to limit travel, the crisis is forcing a major reevaluation of the interconnected global economy. Not only has globalization allowed for the rapid spread of contagious disease but it has fostered deep interdependence between firms and nations that makes them more vulnerable to unexpected shocks. Now, firms and nations alike are discovering just how vulnerable they are.

But the lesson of the new coronavirus is not that globalization failed. The lesson is that

Henry Farrell and Abraham Newman, “Will the Coronavirus End Globalization as We Know It?,” Foreign Affairs (online), March 16, 2020.

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