From Brexit to Trump, it’s been a testing year for globalization. But it’s not too late to save it (Edward Alden, WEF)

The rich world today is witnessing the rumblings of what could become a full-scale backlash against globalization. Britain’s vote to exit the European Union was the biggest shock, but not far behind are Donald Trump’s pending nomination as the Republican candidate for US president and the growing strength of far-right populist parties in Europe. What they have in common is a popular – if not necessarily majority – conviction that trade, immigration and other aspects of global integration have been mismanaged by the governments and corporate leaders that were supposed to lead the way to broadly-shared prosperity.

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/07/from-brexit-to-trump-it-s-been-a-testing-year-for-globalization-but-it-s-not-too-late-to-save-it