The Globalist

The U.S. has a duty to compensate the people of Central America whose tragic circumstances it helped create.

Why only a Marshall Plan for Central America has a shot at dealing with the region — and why it makes political and economic sense.

For all of their original home country’s great history and culture, and the beauty of its landscapes, Lebanon remains a destiny of desire for emigrants, but no more.

As tragic as September 11 was, could it have triggered a return to the American past?

Trump’s public charge principle could usefully operate globally.

The U.S. President stokes resentment and hate speech wherever and however he can.

Seizing on anti-immigrant sentiment before an election is not a new phenomenon in the U.S. It goes back to the 19th century.

Long before Latinos became the target of anti-immigration sentiments, Chinese laborers were in the crosshairs of nativist Americans.

Today’s refugee wave is a direct consequence of past US interference in Latin America’s political and economic development.

The US is the only country in the world that hasn’t yet ratified the CRC — the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Both the Reagan and the Bush Sr. administrations played an important role in drafting the treaty.