The Globalist

Is Germany’s energy transformation leading to a democratization of economic power?

What did the Arab Spring do for the rights of women in the Middle East? And how can the West help?

Is all the excitement about the future of Africa’s economy really justified? Or is the continent’s success mostly just a commodities story?

Are U.S. sanctions against Iran strengthening the economic and financial position of its competitors, including China, India and Turkey?

Would a transatlantic trade deal redefine the rules of global trade?

Can the trend toward more factionalism, tribalism and fragmentation in American political life be reversed?

Is China’s purported innovation in green technology real — or is it largely a scaling up of current inferior technologies?

How can Europe achieve — and sustain — a post-crisis economic recovery?

As long as there is a surplus of illiterate poor women, why would millions of poor households in India switch from using firewood and animal dung for fuel?

Does it make economic sense for Germany to try to hold the eurozone together?