Globalisation and all its side effects is unstoppable. The barriers to trade, capital flows and labour migration are coming down. Preferential treatments are being dismantled. In this turbulent world, the nice tradition of love thy neighbour if there was ever one, is now out of the window. You either swim or you sink. And when you sink, the rescue operation will be extremely painful.
But do we have a say in these world trends? The answer is no. Well, no for small island nations like Fiji. Not only that we cannot change the direction of these global developments, the platform is not level and the goal post can shift. The rules of the game are influenced by those that possess power and they can change these rules.