The Globalist

Could a financial shock lead the way to a peaceful solution?

How did oil catalyze the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor?

From Tehran’s perspective, why is it so hard to have better relations with the US?

Travelers gazing out of the Khyber Mail train’s windows in Pakistan.

New media are actually older than old media, the historic exception.

Imagine yourself for a moment as a leader of China — and size up the magnitude of the challenge.

The economic gains of China over four decades are truly astonishing.

What are the historical origins and future prospects of the Chinese business model?

How unresolved historic conflicts inside a nation undermine its future.

Why a silly naming dispute in the Balkans should not be allowed to fester.