Westphalian Wilderness

The mythical doctrine providing dysfunction

“It’s up to them what they do in their own country” is a phrase we have all heard thrown around, whether by a talkative cab driver, an acquaintance or someone close to us. This notion is oftentimes categorised as ‘common sense’ politics, i.e., a political position held based on the uncomfortable but true reality of the world in which we all reside. Th…