The Globalist

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

Comparing the agendas and performance of Pope Francis and China’s Xi Jinping.

In view of the typhoon in the Philippines, has the United States misplaced its global priorities?

Will China follow the U.S. model or the German model for innovation and management?

Can you hear them laugh from Beijing and Moscow?

Why would emerging countries copy the unhealthy eating habits of the West, when their own tradition is so much healthier?

The United States used to be the key force promoting global governance. What are the global consequences of America’s deeply divided domestic politics?

Why is it that U.S. business and society seem less well prepared to tackle a long-term challenge such as climate change?

Why don’t Americans let themselves be spurred to stimulate their competitive juices when they look at China?

Can optimism be a substitute for doing really hard work? Or is it just a very transparent excuse for a cop-out on climate change?