DESNÉ MASIE: Maga’s dominance on the global stage is not a given
Much of the global pushback against tariffs and nationalistic deglobalisation will come from a resurgent solidarity in the Global South
A brash new transatlantic ultraconservatism is disrupting global politics, believing it is certain to dominate the world order. And, as is often the case when more difficult economic conditions take hold, migrants and liberal values have become the scapegoats.
In the US, such nationalistic sentiment has entrenched Make America Great Again (Maga) politics with the re-election of Donald Trump. Meanwhile, in the UK the outcome of the English local elections on May 1 cemented the rise of the Reform party, which can be explained as a sort of Make England Great Again (Mega) movement led by Brexit agitators Nigel Farage and Richard Tice...
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