Henny Sender is the founder and managing partner of Apsara Advisory, a strategic consultancy for financial services companies.
Memory of conflicts is used by today's leadership to fuel legitimacy

Chinese President Xi Jinping attends a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II in Beijing on Sept. 3. © Reuters
Henny Sender is the founder and managing partner of Apsara Advisory, a strategic consultancy for financial services companies.