The Globalist

By Denis MacShane, December 13, 2019

What are the hard lessons for Europe and wider geopolitics from Boris Johnson’s victory in the 2019 British general election?

By Kallum Pickering, December 12, 2019

Final polls cast some doubt over a Conservative majority.

By Stephan Richter, December 10, 2019

Just not as smart as the Italians, the Turks or the Hungarians: Reflections on the relative immaturity of Britain’s political system.

By Holger Schmieding, December 9, 2019

It looks like CDU/CSU and SPD agreeing to stay together throughout 2020. But the risk that the SPD throws in the towel continues to loom large.

By Stephan Richter and Uwe Bott, December 8, 2019

Understanding the key reasons why everybody is now so frustrated with democracy and government.

By The Globalist, December 7, 2019

Global democracy is under threat. The ranks of authoritarian leaders of large nations not only include China, Russia and Turkey, but also the United States.

By Denis MacShane, December 6, 2019

If Johnson does not win a majority, it would be a major defeat for him and some kind of technical government would have to be formed -- mainly to organize a new referendum.

By Uwe Bott, December 5, 2019

Should foolishness suffice as a sufficient cause for removing a U.S. President? Trump is not “Making America Great Again,” but a global laughingstock.

By Stephan Richter, December 4, 2019

How the French government is using psy-ops and parental logic to turn the U.S. President into a fan of NATO.

By Frank Vogl, December 3, 2019

The way in which US officials collaborated with shady characters abroad to turn foreign policy into a personal business should leave anyone speechless.

By Holger Schmieding, December 2, 2019

Germany’s center-left SPD will be led in the future by a little-known left-wing duo that is highly critical of the SPD’s role in Angela Merkel’s government.

By James M. Dorsey, December 1, 2019

Czech capital's mayor stands up to China and positions himself both on principle and in Czech politics.

By Uwe Bott, November 30, 2019

While Republicans are the handmaiden of a deeply corrupt U.S. President, the Democrats unfortunately are failing to rescue the American Republic.

By Helmut Reisen, November 28, 2019

The Compact with Africa started off in the wrong way. High time to warn about the wrong course.

By Alexei Bayer, November 27, 2019

Trump clearly wants to set enlisted men against their commanders. He wants them loyal not to the Constitution, but to himself personally.