COVID-19 – Ordeal for Globalization: Jakarta Post

Analysts debate globalization’s role in the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, whether in spreading the disease or helping move needed services and goods. Writing for the Jakarta Post, Darmansjah Djumala categorizes globalization as both “process” and “order” – the first through technological advancements in transportation and communications and the second as a system of regulation and rule of law. The pandemic has disrupted supply chains and other connections along with systems intended to provide order. The World Trade Organization generally prohibits restrictive trade practices, with exceptions for food shortages or security interests during emergencies. Some nations did restrict export of medical supplies, but others also shipped large donations. Governments can control globalization’s many impacts through diplomacy and reinforcement of regional supply chains, practicing coordination and cooperation to reduce social instability. “Globalization as a process continues to move in proportion to technological progress and human imagination,” explains Indonesian diplomat Darmansjah Djumala for the Jakarta Post. “As long as human imagination continues to develop and is manifested in civilization, globalization will not end.” – YaleGlobal