Re: Isolationism - yes or no?
One should also not forget the lessons in history.
China, at one peak of its splendour in the 1400s, made a radical turn to isolationism. This was followed by a stagnation in trade, culture and science development, which ultimately plummeted China into decline.
This is also the turning point where Portugal iniciates the Age of the Discoveries, which would open the gates to Europe's expansion and world leadership.
It is in the human nature that the negative effects of a one extreme end such as globalism, provokes a reaction into the opposite extreme end such as isolationism, which is likely to have similar negative --or even worse-- effects.
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