In 2016, those who didn't reap the benefit of globalization created seismic shifts in international politics. Today, COVID-19 is throwing more people into the deep end. How's inequality shaping today's world? Branko Milanovic, senior scholar at the Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality at the City University of New York (CUNY) Graduate Center, shares his views on this matter. The opinions expressed here are his own and not necessarily the views of CGTN.