With Queen Elizabeth II gone, whither the Commonwealth?
If the association of former British territories isn’t modernised for our rapidly changing times, it is likely to become nothing more than a sporting event
11 September 2022 - 00:00
Given the tectonic global shifts that have seen the rise in influence of emerging powers, the assertion of sovereignty by developing countries and the decline of many industrial nations, the Commonwealth could disintegrate — unless it’s dramatically reformed — now that Queen Elizabeth II has died...
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