VIENNA: Despite traditional party labels, today’s most important political division is between two de-facto coalitions: call them the party of globalization and the party of territoriality. One seeks to overcome geographical boundaries, the other to restore them. To borrow from computer language, these are "virtual" parties, cutting across today’s organized political parties, and which include adherents of both new "parties."
VIENNA: Despite traditional party labels, today’s most important political division is between two de-facto coalitions: call them the party of globalization and the party of territoriality. One seeks to overcome geographical boundaries, the other to restore them. To borrow from computer language, these are "virtual" parties, cutting across today’s organized political parties, and which include adherents of both new "parties."