The nation-state may be making a comeback, and that is not good news

At the start of the millennium, I believed the next decades would herald the beginnings of greater global co-operation, a truly united Europe, and more post-national countries. Instead, we have seen an emerging backlash.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, pictured in Ottawa in 2015, is at the head of the latest country to jump on the authoritarian bandwagon, writes Andrew Caddell, with new legislation seeking to expel Muslims who cannot prove their citizenship.
OTTAWA—Happy new year. I am not going to add an exclamation mark: I am not sure if we should be greeting the coming year with expectations or fear. On that note, I thought I would begin this first month focusing on themes that could define the next decade, beginning with the nation-state. To beg...

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