LETTER: Youth hold political key
The main causes of Brexit and Trump calamities were the apathy of younger voters
The overarching themes on the global scene in 2017 have been Brexit in the UK and the election of Donald Trump on a wave of populism in the US — both unexpected and both against a new global movement towards more open borders, inclusivity and globalisation. The world has been watching in astonishment as these two traditionally leading western countries turned on themselves. Deep divisions in their respective societies surfaced again; both are abdicating their important global roles, making their worlds smaller and diminishing their spheres of influence on the global stage. Germany’s Angela Merkel became the de facto leader of the so-called free world, while China and Russia are already positioning themselves to step into the void created by the withdrawal of two important global players. The world order is being reshaped at a breathtaking speed, mainly by default. In the UK former prime minister Tony Blair is openly campaigning in a desperate bid to undo the disastrous Brexit decisi...
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