As new cases of the Coronavirus – COVID-19 – outside of China exceed those inside for the first time, we have to ask ourselves what next? Looking at the reactions of financial markets, governments and people around the world, fear seems to be settling in. The reaction of the financial markets has been growing in …
What has WWII got to tell us about globalisation? The answer, a lot.
It took international co-operation, co-ordination and a subsuming of national sovereignty (British troops, for example, were under US control in some theatres) as well as a deepening of economic, political and social ties, to bring the Second World War to a close. As we commemorate the 75th anniversary of the D-Day Landings and the Battle …
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Football: it’s more than just a game!
An astonishing thing happened a few weeks ago. English clubs made up all four finalists in Europe’s top two cup finals. That’s a feat that’s never been done before. Three finalists from the same country is the best that has been managed: starting with Germany in 1980, then Italy in 1990 and 1995, and Spain …