Future of Globalisation? on June 5, 2020Globalisation helped elevate the so-called “Chinese virus” to a worldwide pandemic. Ironically, the virus now seems to threaten globalisation itself. For many, globalisation happened to be a foregone conclusion. A world without borders seemed an unchangeable reality that everyone must reckon with. However, COVID-19 has changed much, at least for now. The coronavirus pandemic has […]
Absolute power corrupts absolutely on January 16, 2020Statecraft is too serious a business to be left to individuals. But if you happen to be the president of the United States, no occasion merits enough sobriety to prevent you from indulging your whims or petty political designs even if doing so involves risking thousands of human lives. Donald Trump knows this fact too […]