The Globalist

By The Globalist, May 24, 2018

Russia has abundant natural resources, but is also highly dependent on them.

By The Globalist, May 24, 2018

On a per capita basis, Russia trails only neighboring Belarus in cigarette consumption.

By The Globalist, May 23, 2018

Only the United States sells more arms than Russia.

By Daniel Stelter, May 22, 2018

France and Germany will be very flexible in their response to Italian demands, irrespective of the official rhetoric from Berlin and Paris.

By Andrés Ortega, May 21, 2018

Donald Trump’s foreign policy of humiliation is liable to have dire consequences, not least for the interests of the U.S. itself.

By Michael J. Brenner, May 20, 2018

The United States’ greatest failing is the inability to fashion a strategic conception that accommodates the rise of China as a superpower.

By Alon Ben-Meir, May 19, 2018

Turkey’s President views the Balkan countries as easy prey. A close-up look at Albania's future path.

By Alexei Bayer, May 18, 2018

Making personal loyalty the measure of all government, as Donald Trump does, was tried in the Soviet Union under Joseph Stalin.

By Frank Vogl, May 17, 2018

Vast inflows of donor cash, intended to bring about reconstruction, may instead have added significantly to Afghanistan’s corruption problems.

By Barry Wood, May 16, 2018

In less than half a century, Serbia morphed from hero to villain. And the country remains an outcast, the stench of Milosevic still in the air.

By Holger Schmieding, May 16, 2018

Populists in power, like Five Stars and the Lega in Italy, can do serious damage. In the case of Italy, the key risks are long-term rather than immediate.

By Uwe Bott, May 15, 2018

In wake of ZTE affair, U.S. President aims at uniting world government in his hands and his head.

By Subbiah Lakshmanan, May 14, 2018

Last week’s election result is a major milestone in the racial politics of Malaysia. They point to a mature democracy based on the rule of law.

By Andrés Ortega, May 13, 2018

In showing that the world has never been less violent, cognitive scientist Steven Pinker is at the forefront of the new outbreak of global optimism.

By Frank Vogl, May 12, 2018

The outgoing prime minister Najib Razak is already plotting right now to divide his opponents -- and thereby escape justice.