Deglobalization kicks into high gear

Many economists say Russia’s blitzkrieg on Ukraine has sped up a “decoupling” of the global economy. First the pandemic closed borders, and now the war in Eastern Europe is exacerbating that trend. The World’s Marco Werman talks with Adam Posen, the president of Peterson Institute for International Economics about a new structure for the global economy.

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