Make internationalism great again

Liberal leaders must offer voters a different narrative about national identity and national greatness.

 
Across the West, nationalism has been appropriated by political forces that are isolationist, illiberal, and protectionist. For proponents of open societies, this poses a problem. In election after election, voters have demonstrated that when asked to pick between abstract internationalism and allegiance to their countries, the will almost invariably pick the latter.

Those who favor globalism, liberalism and openness need to stop dismissing nationalism and instead reclaim the term from the loud-mouthed nativists, bigots and Putin-lovers. They have to show the national interest is not advanced by empty promises of manufacturing jobs, immigration bans and ethnic homogeneity. Instead, it is best served by economic openness, international engagement by liberal democracies and reasonably liberal immigration policies.

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Πηγή: American Enterprise Institute