The Globalist

What similar challenges do the new leaders in the Vatican and China both face?

How the German Chancellor turns big political crises into major reforms. After the NSA scandal, it’s data privacy.

Is Italy in for a renewed period of political turbulence — and delayed economic reforms?

Should the Asiana Airlines crash in San Francisco be seen as an opportunity to rethink Asia’s overemphasis on hierarchy?

Are we finally witnessing politicization of the debate over the future of the EU?

What is the best strategy to truly disrupt Mexico’s cartels: targeting their leaders or their finances?

Remember the times when peasants, not the proletariat, were the vanguards of China’s communist revolution?

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

Why is Russia emerging as a key factor in the political equation in Egypt?

Can the U.S. economy trim costs and make itself internationally competitive?