Opinion | The nation-state is back with a vengeance thanks to covid-19
During the high water phase of globalization, it was becoming fashionable to write off the continuing relevance of the nation-state, and, by extension, the ability of national governments to shape economic, social and other outcomes within their borders. What the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001 and the global financial crisis of 2007-09 failed to do over the span of almost two decades, the covid-19 global pandemic has managed to achieve in a matter of months: the reinvigoration of both th…
