Coronavirus has sped up changes to global order and sovereignty is making a comeback – Politics – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

German Nazi leader Adolf Hitler speaks at the opening ceremony of the Volkswagen car factory in Fallersleben, Lower Saxony, Germany

What will the post-coronavirus world look like? Do we take an authoritarian turn? Does government continue to play a bigger part in our lives? Does the state trump free markets?

As the end of World War I ushered in American dominance, does China emerge from this moment more powerful?

Nations matter. Sovereignty matters. Especially now. The Prime Minister is right about that. But don’t think for a moment ideology doesn’t matter too.

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