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Coronavirus Heralds the End of Globalization

(Israel Hayom) Prof. Shmuel Trigano interviewed by Rona Tausinger - Shmuel Trigano, a Jewish-French-Israeli sociologist and philosopher, said in an interview: "The age of corona means the death of the European Empire. From the start of the 21st century, we have been faced with the appearance of a new empire: the EU, a new regime that cast doubt on the validity of a nation-state." "Coronavirus...is the end of globalization. When it comes to government, we are seeing an anti-global phenomenon in which all the [EU] countries are reverting to nation-states, to borders, to police rule, to closures. The peoples are barricading themselves behind borders. Every country is keeping its resources to itself." "We saw...that it is not possible to depend on a global body. Practically speaking, the national frameworks are the ones that are active. The collective identity of each people is strengthening. Corona means the return of nations and states, a return to the national structure." The writer, professor emeritus of sociology at Paris Nanterre University, is a fellow at the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs.
2020-04-06 00:00:00
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