The Globalist

Lebanon’s peaceful revolution faces being crushed by Iran-backed Hezbollah terrified of a new Middle East politics.

Russians worry that they will not live to collect their pension due to the proposed age increase. But to what extent is this true?

A new generation believes it can succeed in something its predecessors could not.

A unity coalition government may be only way out of Thailand’s political impasse.

How common are protests in China, despite the serious ramifications towards those who do so?

A rich business society, but with a suffering majority.

A case against a U.S. attack in Syria — and a path forward.

Wherever one stands on the Snowden issue, it is high time to reassess the United States’ level of civic participation.

Why are Brazil and Turkey both facing mass protests right now? What makes the two cases similar and what makes them different?

What experiences did protesters in Istanbul go through during the June 2013 protests?