The Globalist

By Denis MacShane, February 19, 2019

Is it all downhill for President Macron from here on out? The early political fortunes of two other major Western reform politicians – Margaret Thatcher and Bill Clinton – should provide comfort.

By Holger Schmieding, February 18, 2019

Will the US and EU find a compromise on trade to avert a head-on clash?

By Florian Hense, February 16, 2019

A slew of policy proposals by the SPD highlight the risk of an end of Germany’s grand coalition before the next election in 2021.

By James M. Dorsey, February 15, 2019

Suicide attack in Iran frames visit to Pakistan by Saudi crown prince.

By Tom Clifford, February 14, 2019

Sending its new aircraft carrier to the South China Sea is another desperate attempt by the former power to punch above its weight class.

By Alexei Bayer, February 13, 2019

Trumpism may be closer to Soviet communism than you think.

By Valbona Zeneli, February 12, 2019

Why the prime ministers of Greece and Northern Macedonia may be on the road toward receiving the Nobel Prize for Peace.

By Alon Ben-Meir, February 11, 2019

It took the deaths of 2,300 U.S. soldiers and tens of thousands of Afghans to reach the agreement to end the longest war in U.S. history.

By Rachel Carnell, February 10, 2019

A monarch with the temperament and selflessness of Queen Anne could save Britain from its own insanity.

By Richard Phillips, February 9, 2019

In the U.S., there is no one left who has not formed an opinion on Donald Trump. That’s a problem for Republicans in 2020.

By Alexei Bayer, February 8, 2019

America’s border wall with Mexico is meant to keep illegal immigrants, crime and drugs out. It will only succeed in keeping Americans in.

By Frank Vogl, February 7, 2019

President Trump dismisses Adam Schiff as a political hack pursuing the politics of revenge. But he may find him to be his worst nightmare.

By Patrick Mendis, February 6, 2019

As the U.S. Congress contemplates Trump’s wall, it ought to remember the enlightened vision of the founding fathers.

By Tom Clifford, February 5, 2019

As China rings in the New Year, a brief look at some of the problems the country is facing.

By Martin Hüfner, February 4, 2019

How European integration is regressing – and yet stabilizing.