The Globalist

No government can guarantee our happiness. That depends on our own efforts and luck. But government can make it harder or easier to attain happiness.

The German legal system offers a perfect way out of a great U.S. legal conundrum during Trump’s second impeachment trial.

How to Make Washington, D.C. the 51st U.S. State.

In many ways, the case for Puerto Rican statehood is equally compelling as that for Washington, D.C.

As much as the current German government would wish otherwise, the North Stream 2 pipeline controversy continues to threaten European unity as well as transatlantic solidarity.

Could Spain — not post-war Germany or post-Maoist China — serve Americans as a model to rid the U.S. of Mr. Trump for good?

After the shameful events of the afternoon of January 6th, 2021, can we reconcile U.S. exceptionalism with the disgraceful invasion of the U.S. Capitol? The short answer is no.

Democracies are only as healthy as their institutions: A conversation with Gurcharan Das.

What US and German political transitions mean for China relations.

In the aftermath of the attack on the Capitol, incited and planned over platforms like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, many are calling for changes.