Alex MacGillivray is head of the responsible competitiveness programme at AccountAbility. His A Brief History of Globalization is published by Robinson (February 2006).

Recent articles

Who is taking real responsibility for tackling climate change: celebrities, citizens, companies, or countries? Alex MacGillivray draws a lesson from two very different global gigs: Live Earth and the United Nations global leaders' summit.

The pundits who embrace or reject globalisation too often live in an eternal present and ignore the lessons of the phenomenon’s deep past, says Alex MacGillivray.

Brazil's growing trade power requires tricky new skills of the country's leaders. After hearing foreign minister Celso Amorim speak in London, Alex MacGillivray examines the challenges facing Brazil's trade diplomacy. 

The ultra-competitive world of trade negotiations sees multiple alliances battling for preference and interest. Alex MacGillivray maps the maze, and reports on a new responsibility-based approach evolving behind the scenes in Hong Kong.