disagreeing as a matter of degree.
Before la-la-land fiat, in times of harder money:
UK in XIX century did a lot of global policing.
the Church had many international charities since always
some 'intercontinental refugee placements' are cheap/easy when continets are close
but you is right about degree... after the colapse of the current system those things will decrease much.
at least their industrial-scale evil versions.