Globalization faces renewed attention—and criticism. Like any market phenomenon, the free movement of people, things, money, and ideas across natural or political borders is imperfect and often disruptive. But it has also produced undeniable benefits—for the United States and the world—that no other system can match. And it’s been going on since the dawn of recorded history.

In this video, Cato Institute Vice President Scott Lincicome introduces Defending Globalization, a new multimedia project on all aspects of the fundamentally human activity that we call “globalization.” This project will correct the record on globalization—what it is, what it has produced, what its alternatives are, and what people think about it—and offer a strong, proactive case for more global integration in the years ahead.