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Globalisation feels like a runaway train, out of control.

At the heart of globalisation is a new kind of intolerance in the West towards other cultures, traditions and values, less brutal than in the era of colonialism, but more comprehensive and totalitarian.

Globalization, far from putting an end to power diplomacy between States, has, on the contrary, intensified it.

I don't think massification and globalization and all those other 'izations' are necessarily hostile to regionalism.

Globalization is not a monolithic force but an evolving set of consequences - some good, some bad and some unintended. It is the new reality.

The global community has become irreversibly interdependent, with the constant movement of people, ideas, goods and resources.

The 'anti-globalisation movement' is the most significant proponent of globalisation - but in the interests of people, not concentrations of state-private power.

Ironically, xenophobic nationalists are utilizing the benefits of globalization.

Since the end of the Cold War, metropolitan elites everywhere have identified progress and modernity with the cornucopia of global capitalism, the consolidation of liberal democratic regimes and the secular ethic of consumerism.

Our view is that economic isolationism is the wrong way to go. Vibrant, successful growing economies that advance the interests of their citizens engage the global economy. And, we're committed to engaging the global economy.