Trump, as Haass writes, not only disrupted American society and politics, but has disrupted the global post-World War Two consensus, which saw the global order remain unchanged for nearly 76 years. But what happened – and is still unfolding in the US – is also happening elsewhere in the world. The further away the world moves from 1945, and as memory fades and anti-intellectualism and cynicism of established systems increase, populism and nativism spreads. Next week, Trump will be replaced by Joe Biden as US president. In this week's Friday Briefing, three analysts consider the instability in the US from a South African and world perspective.

Source: News 24 January 15, 2021 04:07 UTC