The Globalist

However hard they try, U.S. presidents lack the power of a French president to transform their nation.

The suicide of fashion designer Kate Spade highlights the rising trend of people taking their own life in the United States.

Why are Republicans siding with Trump’s trade war? Is it because they are dead-set against the European economic model which seeks social balance?

Can Vietnam serve as an inspiring example? Or is it Belarus?

Applying Marx’s theories to today’s Communist China.

It’s not at all clear that China’s Communist Party has found a better model of governance. Faster? Yes. Better? That depends what price you’re willing to pay.

Donald Trump’s decision to impose tariffs on imported steel and aluminum poses the danger of a costly tit-for-tat whereby U.S. trade protection will be countered by others.

The surrender of a Brussels mosque offers hope that Saudi Arabia is serious about shaving off the sharp edges of its brand of Sunni Muslim ultra-conservatism. Or does it?

President Trump’s proposed budget highlights the increasing White House determination to find military solutions to the world’s ills.

With South Africa’s president out, what lies ahead for South Africa and the rest of the African continent?