The New Nationalism

As examples of nationalist sentiment appear around the globe, it seems that the world has entered a new era. Contrary to many analysts' beliefs, writes Washington Post columnist David Ignatius, a more interconnected world has not, in fact, eliminated the need for political borders; it has actually increased the intensity of nationalism. Citizen protests, market protectionism, nuclear proliferation, strained multinational alliances, and cultural snobbery are all evidence of this phenomenon. "In some ways, this new nationalism is a kind of geopolitical fundamentalism – in which people cleave to old identities as a way of coping with the new stresses of globalization," writes Ignatius. – YaleGlobal