The Globalist

What do an insolvent Egypt and a disintegrating Syria mean for the governance of the Middle East?

Which nation is the key enabler of Iran’s steady rise in the Middle East?

Does the United States fully understand what it has wrought through the use of armed drones?

What happens to global development when humanitarian aid becomes a central component of military strategy?

As hard power from the West has failed in Asia, what are the options for a new and different U.S. policy toward the region?

How has China systematically taken advantage of U.S. mistakes and policies?

Just as the drone is an appropriate metaphor for the current age of globalization, the thistle captures the essence of tribal societies.

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

Can Pakistan be persuaded to stop supporting insurgents — and thereby not nullifying U.S. progress in Afghanistan since 2010?

How does one turn environmental problems into a threat for the United States and then into a profit opportunity?