The Globalist

Why is Iraq’s democratic transition a less-than-perfect model for Egypt?

What is the historic context and potential significance of the protest movement directed against Wall Street?

How successfully is Europe coping with its unprecedented fiscal challenges?

Do those who demand stronger leadership from Angela Merkel miscomprehend the nature of democratic regimes in modern times?

Is the United States really a consumer paradise — or is it a republic of the consumed?

Germany is abandoning nuclear energy. What can the world learn from this type of “adventurism”?

How could Facebook, YouTube and Twitter help to limit the role of money in U.S. politics?

What does Singapore’s finance minister, Tharman Shanmugaratnam, think about the future of the global economy?

Why does the sitting U.S. Treasury Secretary act more like the marketing department of the New York Stock Exchange?

Is the Obama Administration grooming John Kerry to be the next U.S. Secretary of State?