The Globalist

A real-life guide to the befuddling world of Chinese naming conventions.

Beards can be acts of masculine messaging. Narendra Modi is using his beard for identity politics.

A lifelong globalist and globe-trotting journalist joins The Globalist as Deputy Editor-in-Chief and lays out her vision.

Reflections on Japan, a culture driven by hyper-accuracy and anticipatory nostalgia, and its obsession with the cherry blossom season.

Unpacking the commonly used term “air pollution,” what it really means and the associated health risks.

What is identity for children raised globally, by international couples?

Comparing the leaders of the world’s largest and third-largest democracies.

Reflections of a foreign correspondent from Asia upon leaving her post in Brussels.

What can India teach the EU regarding the key challenges it faces?

Is Europe doing any better than India in balancing religious belief and the secular right of free speech?