In the 21st century, good nationalists must also be globalists. Globalism doesn’t mean establishing a global government, abandoning all national trad...
Yuval Noah Harari argues that 21st-century nationalism must include globalism, defined not as world government or open borders, but as commitment to shared global rules—like the World Cup's agreed regulations. He calls for such cooperation on ecological collapse, dangerous technologies, and global inequality.
Background
- Yuval Noah Harari is an Israeli historian and bestselling author of *Sapiens*, *Homo Deus*, and *21 Lessons for the 21st Century*. He is known for arguing that humanity's biggest challenges (AI, climate change, nuclear war) require global cooperation beyond what nation-states can achieve alone.
- This post is Harari's rebuttal to a common criticism: that "globalism" erases national identity or demands open borders. He reframes it as simply agreeing on shared rules — like football does.
- The quote appears during the 2026 FIFA World Cup (hosted by the US, Canada, and Mexico), which gives him a timely metaphor for competitive but rule-bound coexistence.