Globalization is dead. Nation-states are returning to the forefront, international trade has enriched only a few and not the many as was proclaimed, and democratic values are in retreat. Optimism for more open societies, with greater equality, has given way to demagoguery, populism, and nationalism. As states, faced with problems related to the economy, extremism, or migration, are forced to reconsider their relationships with each other, this exceptionally insightful book by John Ralston Saul shows the way forward from here on...