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Tuesday, November 15, 2016
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Tuesday, November 15, 2016
Obama warns of risks from ‘crude’ nationalism
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleUS President Barack Obama warns against succumbing to “crude” nationalism in the aftermath of populist shocks in the Brexit referendum and the American vote, and with a wave of European elections looming.
“We are going to have to guard against a rise in a crude sort of nationalism or ethnic identity or tribalism that is built around an ‘us’ and a ‘them,'” Obama says in Athens as he embarks on a farewell trip to Europe.
Obama was speaking after a meeting with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras.
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