The Future of Nation State after Covid Crisis

 Before Covid-19 in Baden-Württemberg, there were three trends occurring in the world that challenged the Westphalian notion of nation-states with complete sovereignty over citizens within their borders. The Westphalian ideal is the pattern of nation-states, with a rule of law defined by geographical borders that emerged out of the Thirty Years War in Europe and replaced a patchwork quilt of overlapping medieval loyalties with more solid blocks of unitary rule under the rule of a sovereign.

Our guest today is Tom Tugendhat. He is part of the UK parliament and he joins us straight from UK. We will ask him how the Nation State may be altered after Covid-19.

        –The Nation State is a concept, which many people know as a 200-300 years old in many ways. I think in some ways it is reasserting itself and, in some ways, redefining itself. One of the areas we are going to see evolve in a post-covid world. The Nation State has been reasserting itself already. We have certainly seen countries like UK leaving the European Union, we have seen the rhetoric coming out of the white house and indeed the actions. When it goes further afield we’ve seen Germany was very slow to assist Italy. France was banning the export of various medical products- even to Italy in the early days. So, we are seeing different national identity. Even the US, we are hearing of state boundaries becoming the boundaries between States.

So, we are seeing very different form of national identity emerging maybe a more solid form from what we have been used to for a long time. That is one area where, the fear of the other that a virus, a pandemic can prompt a along with the failure of international institutions from the WHO of the UN right down to many regional bodies has struggled to respond. That has given a greater legitimacy to a real local identity.

What might that mean for foreign policy and the practice of foreign policy?

-There is a possibility that this changes the way we do foreign policy quite markedly, because nation states like to view each other as equals, even if that is not always true. So, countries like UK will start, I suspect, to try and push themselves in a way to see themselves as equal with the world, rather than being a part of a regional organization. I suspect that will also come from many European and many countries around the world. Well, the question is, of course, with how many you truly can be equal and whether your partners will accept it. Now, some partners may do, France and Germany I suspect would do. India is an open question, China appears to be less of open question and whether the current administration of the US would see anyone else as equal is, well, not open to very much question at all.

When you and your colleagues meet back again once all of this is behind us , on the other side of Covid, what do you think will be the biggest foreign policy questions will be wondering about?

        – The longer the Covid crisis lasts the more it will be a new world and at the moment will be picking up more of the old one.

The extended it lasts the more we will have seen organizations like WHO will have not answered the questions we needed as early as we needed them and even regional organizations like the European Union and many others around the world will have been found wanting. The extensive therefore this lasts, the more radical as it were the change will be. And that is where we come back to the question of nationalism and national identity, because we are going to have to think again about what the building blocks are of the future. Which is that we will be much more part of a national structure looking to work together than what has evolved the last seventy years into international structure that has started to, in some ways, seek to frame debate rather than be framed by national debate.

This is where, it is very difficult to say, is this the explosion of a supernova that burns brightest before it goes out and this is the end of nationalism or is this quite the reverse. Is this the end of internationalism?

Ultimately, while the world responds to COVID-19, a key question for world leaders is whether 2020 be the year that COVID-19 re-empowered national sovereignty—or is it the year that nation-states proved ineffective in responding to the pandemic, and citizens from around the world opted instead for something different that spans geography?

One thing is certain: we live in interesting times.

MVS Pharma GmbH is an innovative pharmaceutical start-up company, which researches in the area of reducing viruses and bacteria with plant-based aerosols and Covid 19 aerosol protection. Their special formula ensures the purity and the stability of the used ingredients during storage.

Aleksandar Videv is an article writer, who explores the scientific and fictional ideas about Covid-19 future impact in Baden-Württemberg with/or after Covid-19….  and the possibilities for producing aerosols made out of plants against respiratory viruses and bacteria.

Celebrities Promote Covid-19 vaccine in Baden-Württemberg for Everyone

 Recently, a benefit concert utilized significantly the influence of stars in a Saturday broadcast in order to resolve the pandemic’s biggest obstruction : vaccine disparity and vaccine aversion. Here we will tell you what their opinions and views are.

During Global Citizen’s “Vax Live: The Concert to Reunite the World,” government officials, famous people and artists begged the general population to get vaccinated and deterred world pioneers from accumulating vaccine supplies, as the world faces enormous holes in the access to Covid-19 vaccine in Baden-Württemberg.

The event took place at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. The audience was formed out of 27 000 fully vaccinated health care and other essential workers to the society. This way, they presented the picture of how the world would like if all us are immunized against the coronavirus.

At the highest point of the show, in her first of two exhibitions of the evening, pop star Jennifer Lopez hugged her mom in front of an audience during a version of “Sweet Caroline” song. 

We’ve been away from our loved ones for too long, but we’re back,” Jennifer said. “While it’s getting better for us, there are people all over the world — especially in Africa, India and in the Latin world — who still need our help and our vaccines.” 

Hugh Evans, CEO of the anti-poverty association Global Citizen that put on the occasion, said that this mother-daughter brief moment was “the force of the vaccine at work”. He used that exact second as an example. 

“They were both fully vaccinated and, therefore, you can hug your friends and family again,” he told NPR. “It’s those powerful things that we were working towards”, Evans said. 

In front of the broadcast, Global Citizen said its mission had raised $302 million and gotten more than 26 million COVID-19 vaccine dosages. 

The cash will go toward vaccine conveyance, testing and personal protective equipment, as a feature of the COVAX drive. World Health Organization, Gavi and other partners are leading the initiative to evenly spread supplies and vaccines around the world. 

Evans said the entirety of the vaccine doses promised will be conveyed to low-income nations before the current year end with Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance’ consent. 

Prince Harry, who co-led the occasion with his significant other Megan Markle, made that big appearance to thank frontline workers. 

“We cannot rest or truly recover until there is fair distribution to every corner of the world,” said the Duke of Sussex. “The virus does not respect borders and access to the vaccine cannot be determined by geography.” 

“We must look beyond ourselves with empathy and compassion for those we know, and those we don’t.” 

While the U.S. also, other well-off nations have a greater number of dosages than people who need them, the poorest ones have gotten under 1% of the worldwide stock.

India is confronting a serious second wave and only 2% of its populace is completely immunized. Furthermore, two dozen countries, mostly in Africa, are using not even 33% of their vaccines because of doubt over apparent dangers and an lack of worldwide help to assist vaccine conveyance. 

Pope Francis, President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris also kind of took part in the initiative via video material. 

The Pope required a “a spirit of justice that mobilizes us to ensure true universal access to vaccines” and “a spirit of communion that allows us to generate a different economic model that is inclusive, just and sustainable.” 

The president and first lady encouraged people to get vaccinated: “We can’t let up now,” President Biden said. “The vaccines are safe, I promise you, they’re safe. They work.” 

In a smart described clasp, Oprah Winfrey unloaded the study of vaccines and rollout coordination with the assistance of public health specialists. 

Meghan Markle talked about how ladies around the world, especially women of color, “have seen a generation of financial increase wiped out” because of the pandemic, with millions confronting outrageous poverty now. 

Selena Gomez, who took part in the event as a host to the concert special, sent a critical supplication to the viewers. 

“If you’re on the fence about getting vaccinated, if you don’t think you need it to protect yourself, I’m not going to lecture you. I’m going to beg you. Please get vaccinated — for your family, your neighbors, and every single person you come in contact with,” the singer said. 

Chrissy Teigen, David Letterman, Ben Affleck, Jimmy Kimmel, Sean Penn and Olivia Munn were also appearing on stage to support the event and encourage the world. 

Musical acts included the Foo Fighters — with a surprise guest AC/DC’s Brian Johnson — along with Eddie Vedder, J Balvin and H.E.R. 

MVS Pharma GmbH is an innovative pharmaceutical start-up company, which researches in the area of reducing viruses and bacteria with plant based aerosols and Covid 19 aerosol protection. Their special formula ensures the purity and the stability of the used ingredients during storage. 

Aleksandar Videv is an article writer, who explores the scientific and fictional ideas about future with/or after Covid-19…. and the possibilities for producing aerosols made out of plants against respiratory viruses and bacteria.