Keywords & Phrases: globalization, global superpowers, G7/8, G20, OECD - Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, OPEC - Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, IMF - International Monetary Fund, NDB- New Development Bank, global trade, international aid, loans, debt relief; international remittances from economic migrants; illegal flows - trafficked peoples, counterfeit goods, narcotics; FDI - Foreign Direct Investment, TNC - Transnational Corporations, MGOs - Multi-governmental Organizations, free trade zones, economic migration, changing global data flow, communication infrastructure and use, natural resource availability, geographic isolation

Keywords & Phrases: UN Sustainable Development Goals, HDI - Human development index, GII - Gender inequality index, empowering women / indigenous / minorities, microfinanciubg, alternative trading networks , cultural traits, ethnicities, identities, cultural imperialism, glocalization of branded commodities, diasporas, rejection of globalized production, rise of anti-immigration movements, control on personal freedoms, national trade restrictions, protectionism, resource nationalism, international-mindedness

Keywords & Phrases: hacking, identify theft, copyright infringement, surveillance of personal freedoms, risks to global supply chain, profit repatriation, tax avoidance, drones, 3D printing, transboundary pollution, localized pollution, shipping lanes pollution, crowd-sourcing technologies