GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES

Rise of Populism Is Lasting Legacy of Lehman Crisis

Sep 25, 2018 | 09:00 GMT

U.S President Donald Trump (L) and British Prime Minister Theresa May prepare to attend a joint press conference in July 2018.

U.S President Donald Trump (L) and British Prime Minister Theresa May prepare to attend a joint press conference in July 2018. The recent surge of populism worldwide -- manifested in the election of Trump and in the Brexit vote that drove former British Prime Minister David Cameron to step down from office, where May replaced him -- traces back to the 2008 financial crisis.

(BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images)

The global trade system caught the blame for the 2008 financial crisis, from critics and supporters alike. A decade on, the political effects are still playing out....

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