The Globalist

How does India fit into the world economy? Does the world’s soon to be most populous nation have a viable economic strategy?

A report from Kiev on corruption and hopelessness.

How many voting-age people show up to vote in France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland and Belgium?

Limiting academic freedom is a threat to democracy itself. EU leaders must unite and stand up to this troubling trend.

With a new French President at her side, Merkel feels invigorated again. She even feels a sense of destiny regarding Europe.

A self-fulfilling prophecy of failure: Welfare states attract a lot of unskilled migrants who fail to assimilate. A political disaster is looming.

Macron’s victory really is a positive signal for the European Union’s future — especially viewed in context against the American union.

Will the “cathedral” – aka the EU – ever be completed? Is it worth the effort? Or might it fall down and bankrupt its builders?

The drop from EU-28 to EU-27 will be a big one in terms of GDP lost.

The domestic set-up in the US, with two dominant political parties, is not conducive to constructive engagement. It favors paralysis or overreach.