The growing networking and cooperation among far-right parties and heads of government points to the emergence of a new “Nationalist International” in the 21st century. Similar cooperation between fascist movements and regimes can be seen as early as the first half of the 20th century, characterized by a contradiction between ultranationalism and internationalism. What parallels can we draw from this, and what can we learn?

As the September 11th attacks on the World Trade Center mark their 25th anniversary, we look back at the men and women who carried out the bulk of the rescue and recovery work at Ground Zero—while suffering tremendous losses of their own. How did the New York City Fire Department rebuild in the years that followed, and what can today’s leaders learn from them about crisis management and organizational change?