The Globalist’s Top Features of 2012

Why is the current economic crisis in Europe and the United States likely to be unresponsive to Keynesian solutions?

The Nordic model has been hailed for its social successes. But does it make good economic sense?

Can we really turn around now and say to the developing world: How about changing the amount of beef you eat?

China will soon be under new leadership. But the real change in China is taking place further down the generational chain.

Why are Republicans having such a hard time coming to grips with their electoral defeat?

Wall Street lost its bid to unseat President Obama. Now it should get onboard with sensible regulation and oversight.

Is the controversial extraction technique of hydraulic fracturing adequately regulated?

How can global citizens and international institutions create the conditions for inclusive and sustainable economic growth?

Can the world’s governments strike a better balance in what it spends on security and what it spends on the world’s neediest people?

Western dominance will wane in the 21st century, but what will take its place?

Are German women justified in admiring the progress on gender equity that American women have made in the workplace?

Do traditional measures of economic growth and progress emperil the sustainable use of our natural resources?

Why does the idea persist that Europe’s Catholic nations have always been economic slow-growers?

Is it possible that Saudi Arabia could one day become a net importer of oil?

How can we help those on the lower rungs of the global economic ladder cope with rising food prices?