Embracing deglobalisation in a globalised world

“The more things change, the more they stay the same …” is a commonly used quotation coined by the French writer Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr.

The saying implies that even the most turbulent of changes do not alter reality at a deeper level other than strengthening the status quo. It seems the world is oscillating between autonomous sovereignty and globalisation.  

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