If the whole world is "globalizing", then won't all countries eventually turn out the same?

There are
many things to consider when answering this question.

First, we have to
consider the element of time.  It may well be true that all countries will end up the same in
the long run.  The problem is that we have no way of knowing how long this will take.  We cannot
simply look at the world today and say that countries will never become identical.  All we can
say is that they have not yet done so.  For all we know, countries may eventually all be
identical but it could take centuries for this to happen.

Second, we must
consider how...