deglobalization
nounUK /diːˌɡləʊbəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/
Etymology From de- + globalization or deglobalize + -ation.
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The process of diminishing interdependence and integration between the economies of nations.
- “We have entered the age of deglobalisation, where global supply chains are replaced by regional ones,” said Liu Meng-chun, an expert on the Chinese economy and cross-Strait economic relations at the Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research, a government think-tank in Tapei.2023 October 28, Kathrin Hille, quoting Liu Meng-chun, “China Foxconn crackdown calls Gou’s bluff”, in FT Weekend, London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 12:
- The negative impact has been partly masked by a run of other challenges: the coronavirus pandemic; the Ukraine war energy crisis; Donald Trump’s deglobalisation drive; and Nissan’s leadership chaos and 20,000 global job cuts.2026 June 20, “Boats, bankers and borders: five symbols that sum up Brexit a decade on”, in The Guardian, →ISSN: