The Globalist

To save our democracies from rising levels of frustration, we need more citizen councils.

A collection of charts, graphs and maps exploring the Hong Kong protests.

Why we must defend Hong Kong’s freedom like West Berlin’s in its day.

The current protests show that Hong Kongers aren’t just interested in money, and mainland elites worry that Hong Kong won’t remain a separate territory where they can safely store their money.

Beyond containing the COVID 19 virus, we must also contain the “infodemic” — the glut of misinformation from various sources. What does that take?

The two messages from the Iranian people to their leaders: First, for all your gloating about Iran’s nuclear arsenal, nobody can eat nuclear weapons. Second, we want a different future.

What lessons should protest movements learn from the last decade as we move into the 2020s?

Modi’s initiative is undermining the very idea of India as a secular and multicultural liberal society.

Understanding the key reasons why everybody is now so frustrated with democracy and government.

Global democracy is under threat. The ranks of authoritarian leaders of large nations not only include China, Russia and Turkey, but also the United States.