The Globalist

A reflection on the 2018 Berkshire annual meeting.

The “Chindia reset” may gradually have a transformative effect on China—leaving the founding vision of America for a “Pacific” Asia behind.

Even Chinese entities, if they themselves plan to do business or raise money in the United States, will avoid doing business with Russian entities.

While shifting energy import patterns enhance China’s clout in the Middle East, it is still struggling to be perceived as a big regional player.

The most pivotal insight for the post-American world order is that the pursuit of economic self-interest and self-preservation go hand in hand, whether at the national, regional or global level.

This summer will mark the centenary of the appearance of the first volume of Oswald Spengler’s influential The Decline of the West.

How Donald Trump and the U.S.-North Korea summit are getting framed.

The two countries have very similar land areas for now, but China has extensive additional claims.

While much of China remains poor, some cities are now on par with EU levels.

Who leads depends on how it’s measured.