Stephan Richter

Director of the Global Ideas Center, a global network of authors and analysts, and Editor-in-Chief of The Globalist.

The Jingoism of British Conservatives

Leading UK conservatives act as if they know everything. But they know little about the world outside

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The UK Opts Out: Four Major Effects

Britain and the EU

High time for a reality check on what the British vote really means – for the UK, Europe and the world.

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Cameron’s Major Brexit Folly: Britain Needed “Fixing” More Than Europe

When it comes to urgently needed reforms, the British Prime Minister should have focused on Britain first.

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McKinsey and the Saudi Mirage

Why the Saudi attempt to modernize their society is bound to fail.

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Vietnam: Recycling An Uneasy History

Discovering world history via a creatively re-bent American icon – a Coca Cola can.

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Does Saudi Arabia Want to Break Up Yemen?

What could possibly explain the current strategy?

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Donald Trump Outs Himself as “Bimbo”

This usage, from almost exactly 100 years ago, rather perfectly describes “The Donald.”

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The Silent Emergence of the Obama Doctrine

The benefits of ending the curious U.S. practice of turning natural allies into mortal enemies: Iran, Cuba, Vietnam.

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Libya Bombing Revisited: Two Men and World History

A reflection on Guido Westerwelle, Germany’s former Foreign Minister, who just passed away.

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Goldman Sachs: Hillary Clinton’s Upcoming “Nixon Moment”

Republicans pin fake scandals on the Clintons, but the Clintons create real ones – like Goldman Sachs speeches.

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