The Globalist

Is Jorge Bergoglio up to the task of reforming the Catholic Church without breaking it apart? Governance reforms are centuries overdue.

Why is the U.S. Treasury Secretary urging Europe to adopt the same borrow-and-spend policies that got the United States into so much fiscal trouble?

With so many scandals, is it any wonder that people not just in France, but everywhere are losing faith in their elected governments?

What is the legacy of Britain’s Margaret Thatcher for Europe’s crisis-stricken countries today?

How did Turkey’s ban on head scarves inhibit the advancement of women’s rights?

Western leaders more or less unthinkingly assume that democracy will eventually triumph worldwide. Are they correct?

How can the environment and the financial sector be aligned optimally for low-cost, low-carbon finance?

Can giant insurance companies help small customers in developing countries bounce back from environmental catastrophes?

Is it really true that German workers’ and consumers’ appetite for shopping and consuming is repressed?

Is Latin America’s largest country providing a global model for how to reduce poverty in lean budgetary times?