AMERICA BOXED IN is a story that examines a world where globalization reigns supreme. The connectivity that defines the 21st century has created a world landscape where profound strategic, economic, and political shifts loom on the global horizon.
From the diffusion of power from governments to non-state actors; to the extraordinary division of political systems throughout the world; to the wealth and power transition among nations from West to East our globalized age is witnessing historic change. These upheavals have emerged as key contemporary issues and have cast a spotlight on the most critical issue of our time—the consequences of the globalization phenomenon itself.
PARADIGM MOTION PICTURE CO.
in association with LE7 Productions
presents
AMERICA BOXED IN
By fashioning a world of unprecedented commercial freedom and openness this mere metal box has allowed global actors to break the shackles of national borders and foster far-reaching economic interdependence and wealth. At the same time, it that has been a fundamental force in creating a more porous, volatile, and perilous world.
What Leaders Are Saying
“In Globalization 1.0, which began around 1492, the world went from size large to size medium. In Globalization 2.0, the era that introduced us to multinational companies, it went from size medium to size small. And then around 2000 came Globalization 3.0, in which the world went from being small to tiny.”
“Terrorism has made our world an integrated community in a new and frightening way. Not merely the activities of our neighbors, but those of the inhabitants of the most remote mountain valleys of the farthest-flung countries of our planet, have become our business
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“Globalization is now no longer an objective but an imperative, as markets open and geographic barriers become increasingly blurred and even irrelevant.”
“Contagion has become very much a phenomenon, and it’s a phenomenon of globalization.”
“Globalization is a fact, because of technology, because of an integrated global supply chain, because of changes in transportation. And we’re not going to be able to build a wall around that.”
“Our politicians have aggressively pursued a policy of globalization – moving our jobs, our wealth and our factories to Mexico and overseas. Globalization has made the financial elite who donate to politicians very, very wealthy. I used to be one of them. Hate to say it, but I used to be one of them.”
“As economic globalization gathers momentum, China and the United States have become highly interdependent economically. Such economic relations would not enjoy sustained, rapid growth if they were not based on mutual benefit or if they failed to deliver great benefits to the United States. ”
“I find that because of modern technological evolution and our global economy, and as a result of the great increase in population, our world has greatly changed: it has become much smaller. However, our perceptions have not evolved at the same pace; we continue to cling to old national demarcations and the old feelings of ‘us’ and ‘them.’”
DISPARITY BY THE NUMBERS
43,500,000
PORT OF SHANGHAI
The busiest port in the world moved 43.5 Million containers (TEUs) in 2020.
9,200,000
PORT OF LOS ANGELES
America’s busiest port moved 9.2 Million Containers (TEUS) in 2020.