Stephan Richter

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

U.S. Declinism or Constructivism?

Why are U.S. media and elites so quick to quiet criticism of how the United States conducts itself?

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Elizabeth Warren: When Political Labels Completely Mislead

The pursuit of consumer rights a ‘leftist’ agenda? Only in America!

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Radek Sikorski: Truthteller in Action

A bold voice for a new direction in European foreign policy.

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Radek Sikorski: Europe’s Next Top Diplomat?

Why Poland’s foreign minister should become Europe’s new foreign policy chief.

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Africa: We Feel Your Pain (Sometimes)

Power outages in the capital city of the United States are a surprisingly regular feature.

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South China Seas: When China Perversely Does America’s Bidding

How China’s aggressiveness undermines its own long-term interests in Asia.

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The Creeping Saudi Arabization of America

The U.S. Supreme Court chips away at the separation between church and state.

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The Disastrous U.S. Habit to Rush Elections

From Iraq and Afghanistan to Ukraine, the U.S. always hopes to get “its man” into office quickly — with poor results.

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U.S.-Russia: Seeking Salvation in Sanctions

U.S. foreign policy is driven by acts of symbolism. When they fail, the U.S. is quick to blame others.

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The Transatlantic World is Falling Apart

The U.S. is issuing frantic wake-up calls on defense – but Europe isn’t listening.

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