Trump’s Convention Speech and the Rise of Conservative Nationalism

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is the first American politician in modern history to invoke both nationalism and populism in a successful bid to lead one of the two major US political parties in the race to the White House. The conservative and anti-globalization rhetoric of his speech at the conclusion of the GOP convention in Cleveland, Ohio last week marked a significant shift not only in the message of the Republican party but also the US outlook to the world. Read my full analysis from the RNC in Cleveland of Trump’s nomination speech.

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