CEBU ROOSEVELT MEMORIAL COLLEGES

Bogo City, Cebu

Name: Carlo M. Gesta

Course & Year: BSIT-1A
Subject: Contemporary World
Instructor: Mr. Renato Ngoho
Title of an activity: Reaction Paper
Date: June 21, 2021

"Nationalism, Globalization, and collaboration in a Covid-19 world"

Nationalism, Globalization, and collaboration in a Covid-19 world Published at 09:33 pm

September 29th, 2020. It was clearly stated that Globalization is a phenomenon of the post-
1980 world, and even the term itself became popular only in the 1990s. In my opinion, it has
transformed our world at a very high speed and until It felt like it was here to stay forever.
For me, globalization is the increasing interconnects of the world through politics,
economics, and culture. All in all, it is fair to say that COVID-19 poses a challenge to
globalization as we know it alI. Globalization occurs daily and has many effects even now.
One of the experiences of globalization that I encounter is this pandemic. I can say that the
impact on mobility, economy, and healthcare systems has started to manifest.

“ Global Trade and Globalization”

Global Trade and Globalization By Jorge Heine Source were Published on 2020/11/26
16:48:40 lt was declared here that the very fact that the three economic heavyweights of
East Asia (China, Japan and South Korea) have joined such an economic group despite
their ongoing differences is historical. In addition, the same goes for having Australia (and
New Zealand) within the RCEP. Asia and Australasia are moving ahead with regional
economic integration, while the North Atlantic countries continue to wallow in protectionism
and arcane disputes about how to finalize Brexit. The latter has consumed by now four
years of the European Union and the United Kingdom’s attention, and shows no sign of
coming to an end soon. Finally, the action in today’s world is in the Asia-Pacific, but on the
shores of the Potomac the eyes are firmly fixated on things such as the spat between
France and Germany on the meaning of European “strategic autonomy.”

“Less globalization, more multilateralism”

Less globalization, more multilateralism by Kemal Dervis published on Wednesday, June

10, 2020. One of the most powerful drivers of support for deglobalization is the vulnerability
of production models that rely on long and complex global supply chains, which have
sacrificed robustness and resilience at the altar of short-term efficiency and cost reduction.
However, many companies and industries dependent on faraway suppliers, and lacking
any alternatives no part of such value chains can function unless all parts do. And as the
COVID-19 crisis has shown, one never knows when parts will stop. This was a source of
apprehension even before the pandemic, when the United States cited national security
concerns to block Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei from its markets and restrict
its access to U.S. technologies and suppliers. In addition, many climate activists also call
for more local production. In conclusion, all of this suggests that some degree of
deglobalization, with an emphasis on robustness and sustainability, may be both inevitable
and desirable.