The Globalist

While the U.S. President grandstands, the Chinese leadership changes global power dynamics – by stealing a page from American history.

On the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther’s Reformation, faith in the fundamental dogmas of the Western world is again faltering.

Which development model today among the Big Three – Europe, the US or China – best fosters economic and environmental sustainability?

U.S. trade policy under Trump does not reflect a self-confident global power, but a giant caught in a dwarf’s mind.

Can US automakers win the race for future dominance in the e-vehicles market?

Worried about social media helping to create popular movements, China runs an elaborate system of censorship and manipulation.

Under Xi Jinping, will China opt for a “new totalitarianism,” the current “hard authoritarianism,” turn back to a sort of “soft authoritarianism” or move toward a “semi-democracy”?

China now imports a majority of the world’s annual waste plastic.

Is a world of approximately equal country incomes really possible to envisage any time soon?

For all of China’s active global summitry, the most complex diplomatic exercise is entirely domestic – the CCP’s Party Congress, held every five years.