deglobalize
Undo worldwide integration
To deglobalize is to reverse or reduce global economic integration—pulling back from international trade networks, supply chains, and cross-border dependencies.
The term gained currency in discussions of reshoring manufacturing and reducing reliance on foreign suppliers: The pandemic accelerated efforts to deglobalize critical industries.
Countries may deglobalize for strategic, economic, or political reasons.
Control over one's fate
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- independenceFreedom from external control
- autarkyComplete economic independence
- self-sufficiencyIndependence from outside aid
Reduction of expenditures
- disengagementWithdrawal from involvement
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- decouplingRemoval of interdependence
- disconnectionState of being severed
nonintervention · neutrality · unilateralism · separatism · insularity · reclusion · seclusion · disassociation
Division into distinct areas
- reshoringRelocating production domestically
- nearshoringRelocating work to neighboring countries
- onshoringRelocating operations domestically
- homegrownRaised on one's property
indigenization · community-based · place-based · vernacular · small-scale · artisanal · decentralization · bioregionalism
Taxes on imports
- anti-dumpingCountering below-cost imports
- subsidiesFinancial aid from government
- embargoOfficial prohibition on trade
- sanctionsPunitive international restrictions
self-determination
Control over one's fate
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- independenceFreedom from external control
- autarkyComplete economic independence
retrenchment
Reduction of expenditures
- disengagementWithdrawal from involvement
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- decouplingRemoval of interdependence
disconnection · nonintervention · neutrality · unilateralism · separatism · insularity · reclusion · seclusion · disassociation · contraction
regionalization
Division into distinct areas
- reshoringRelocating production domestically
- nearshoringRelocating work to neighboring countries
- onshoringRelocating operations domestically
homegrown · indigenization · community-based · place-based · vernacular · small-scale · artisanal · decentralization · bioregionalism · terroir
tariffs
Taxes on imports
- anti-dumpingCountering below-cost imports
- subsidiesFinancial aid from government
- embargoOfficial prohibition on trade
deglobalizeglobalize
Make worldwide in scope
integrate · internationalize · interconnect · open markets · unify