The Globalist

The US withdrawal from Afghanistan will likely clarify the Gulf’s security options. Are Russia and China alternatives?

Enmeshing itself in unnecessary wars has weakened the United States considerably, both materially and in terms of international prestige.

A tale of gas and oil, opium and hypocrisy: If climate activists are unable to convince the richest country in the world of the benefits of climate control, how do they plan to convince Mexico, Nigeria or Russia?

Reflections on the need to guard against the false prophets of making hay out of the current situation by effectively doing China’s bidding inside Europe, especially inside Germany.

Unless the U.S. can accept a more modest role in a multipolar world, more Afghanistan-type misadventures are inevitable.

Tracing my mother’s journey from Warsaw to New Zealand via Palestine.

Domestic peace at long last? Sudan’s fraught path to the ICC in The Hague.

Plus: A recipe for Southeast Asian bumbu sauce

Afghanistan could emerge as a venue for Middle Eastern rivalries.

The Republican Party is utterly unprepared for the hard realities of relative U.S. decline vis-à-vis China.