'We woke up to the reality': Rubio assails 'fantasy' of globalisation, warns of 'dangerous dependence'

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivered a scathing critique of the Trump administration's "America First" economic policy, warning that decades of globalization left the United States dangerously dependent on foreign countries for vital goods and national security. "The nation states still does matter. National still matters.

National borders still matter!" Rubio declared, emphasizing the importance of national sovereignty over global integration. He argued that the nation had "made a terrible mistake" by believing that production and efficiency could move freely across borders in pursuit of lower costs. Rubio stressed that globalization's era had ended, and that the US had lost its ability to manufacture goods efficiently.

He cautioned that this loss of industrial capacity posed a significant strategic risk, as the country became increasingly vulnerable to external disruptions in supply chains.