Video / July 24 2019
Globalization
Our Future or Our Failure?
Global threats are growing fast, from climate change and nuclear weapons to the spread of infectious disease and job loss from automation. As challenges rise, globalization is rising with it – a highly contested concept. Globalization is the interdependence of governments, economies, people and products, and while it’s supported as a model for protecting human rights and the environment, it’s criticized as a slippery slope to cross-border bullying, bigotry, elitism and colonialism. Which variations of globalization, if any, are most balanced? Watch three experts debate solutions for the future of globalization.
Participants in this video:

Parag Khanna
Author and global strategy adviser

Medea Benjamin
American co-founder of human rights groups

Sisonke Msimang
South African author and journalist

Ghida Fakhry
Doha Debates Moderator

Govinda Clayton
Doha Debates Connector, Senior Researcher in Peace Processes at ETH Zurich

Nelufar Hedayat
Doha Debates correspondent & host of Course Correction and #DearWorldLive