The Globalist

What role did the famous author of “The Star-Spangled Banner” play in the debate over American slavery?

How does the history of the U.S. national anthem reflect the country’s long struggle with racial, economic and gender inequality?

Does it make sense for Turkey’s Prime Minister to attack financial markets? They have actually been his country’s friend.

How are the young reformers in Turkey and Iran united by their actions in June 2013? What does their future path look like?

Is the EU still instrumental to Turkey’s modernization?

What do an insolvent Egypt and a disintegrating Syria mean for the governance of the Middle East?

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?

Can the incoming Iranian president outmaneuver his country’s hardliners on foreign affairs? Will that enhance global governance?

Amid mass demonstrations in Brazil, what is working and what needs improvement in the country’s political processes?