deglobalization

English

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Etymology

From de- +‎ globalization or deglobalize +‎ -ation.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /diːˌɡləʊbəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/

Noun

deglobalization (uncountable)

  1. The process of diminishing interdependence and integration between the economies of nations.
    • 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:
      “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.
    • 2026 June 20, “Boats, bankers and borders: five symbols that sum up Brexit a decade on”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian‎[1], London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 13 October 2026:
      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 September 5, James Crabtree, “Trade that can’t be contained”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 9:
      Signs of a new era of deglobalisation are hard to spot in Taiwan, where the economy grew by an astonishing 13 per cent in the last quarter.

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