The Globalist

Why is Vladimir Putin so grateful to Donald Trump? Because Trump diminishes the United States’ standing in the world, making little Russia look larger.

The politics of Brexit inside the UK is becoming more complex by the minute. The country needs a period of reflection to carry out a giant Brexit audit.

Beppe Grillo’s Five Stars movement loses some of its lustre.

With Theresa May greatly weakened, and the UK likely facing new elections and/or a new Prime Minister soon, it makes little sense for the EU to negotiate with her in earnest.

How many of the smallest U.S. state economies together equal California’s alone?

It isn’t just the UK Prime Minister who is confused about what kind of UK she wants. So is the rest of the country.

How many countries, other than the US, have larger economies than California?

The world has lost a champion for women’s health globally with the death of the UNFPA director and former Nigerian Health Minister.

The election result is definitive proof that the British people do not want Theresa May’s hard Brexit.

In the Middle East, Iran, Israel and Russia — despite their rivalries — all share one goal: maintaining disunity.