The Globalist

Putin cares as little about Russia as Trump does about America. They only care about making the world safe for the super-rich.

Will Trump have a similarly devastating effect on democracies that Gorbachev had on Communism?

Is the new US President really trying to resolve the competitiveness challenge by relying on outdated 1960s style, Brazilian economic concepts?

In a curious role reversal, it was a Japanese Prime Minister who stole the march on Trump and his anti-globalism chants.

Theresa May’s Brexit plan will do some significant damage to the British economy.

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

Five principles for a better and more inclusive path forward on managing global issues.

The area under cultivation is approaching the size of the smallest U.S. state.

Despite U.S. elimination efforts since the 2001 invasion, production of the drug crop is much higher.

Opium is an ever-larger source of funds and legitimacy for the once anti-drug Afghan insurgency.