Simon Kuper: Splendid isolation? Most people prefer globalisation

It's not about trade; it's about culture and openness to other ways of life. Once insular places like Ireland and Singapore understand the benefits of global exchange, Ukrainians yearn for it. Reflecting on his concerns for isolated areas, Simon Kuper argues that often 'a battle for democracy, is just as much one for globalisation.’ And that many of Russia’s national neighbours desperately need it.