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> For instance: a nation focused solely on its own territory will be unable to prevent a pandemic disease from affecting it if its neighbor manages to cover it up long enough for it spread across the boarder.

Isn’t this what happened with COVID-19 anyways in the present situation with globalism? There were scientists from WIV that were hospitalized in November. A lab leak still seems like the most likely origin theory. China didn’t tell the WHO until the end of December 2019, and it isn’t clear why - perhaps they didn’t want to cause panic, or maybe they wanted to be sure before taking big steps, or maybe they were secretly hoarding medical supplies, or maybe they did not want the rest of the world to continue pandemic-free and leave them behind economically. I cannot say which, but given the kind of things the CCP is willing to do (see Tibet, Hong Kong, Uyghurs, etc.) I wouldn’t put malicious strategy past them. But my point is, even with globalism, I am not sure we get the benefit of neighbors not covering things up - so we might as well try something else?