The Globalist

A reflection on our collective failures as human societies.

How the world of 2014 is an eerie replay of 1945.

Syrian civilians and fighters pause for a photo, as the war rages around them.

The world is on notice: We are facing a looming humanitarian crisis.

Putin’s Russia now takes the United Nations Security Council far more seriously than the U.S. government does.

How the Polish Foreign Minister shaped a (possible) solution for Syria.

Is there a way out of the box President Obama has built for himself, while strengthening the fight against international despots?

How is Syria’s war dividing populations across the region?

Syria: When “red lines” lead to red faces.

Can you hear them laugh from Beijing and Moscow?