Then...and Now Again

Just as 1931 brought global trauma so has 2025. Migration, tariffs, resource wars, famine and a shift to the right characterise both. Disrupting might be today's term, but abandoning is more accurate. Post-1945 norms have not been adjusted or revised, nor are eastern and southern hemispheres better embraced. The rules-based order has simply been traduced and not replaced. In 1931 nations had options about their and the world's future. Warnings were ignored, wrong choices were made or good intentions had unintended consequences. The outcome for many was prolonged suffering. There are many resemblances to today's tipping-point. Will the worst be avoided this time round or will long-term future-proofing be subservient to short-term political popularity?