The Globalist

The final hours before the fall of the Wall: An eyewitness report by an American diplomat.

How the events in Tiananmen Square drove the first free election in Eastern Europe from front pages around the world.

What Putin learned from the 1989 German revolution — and how he misunderstood it

Can we use the milestones and guideposts of the past century to deal with current choices?

Is Germany burying its head in the sand when confronted with the headwinds of the real world?

How can Egypt stand at the edge of a new period of modernization and opening up in the Arab world?

Are sponsorships of sports clubs beachheads for sovereign wealth funds’ investments in the West's national champions?

Have Germany’s East and West truly integrated?

What were the economic and social consequences of the Berlin Wall?

How does the Cold War's legacy endure 20 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall?