Could it be that there are 2 types of world trade
zero sum ones that need regulating so that a country get overdependent on anothers products

social world trades go way above zero sum- eg where knowledge is multiplied in use by eg mentoring-

notably consider microfranchises which we define as offer open sourcing of a social solution designed to give a community capacity to serve an important need where the value of the service stays with the producers

could it be that this second type of world trade needs open society celebration not  inter-country regulation? in a knowledge economy might social world trade be 10 times bigger than zero-sum particularly in markets where knowhow critically impacting millennials' sustainability goals.