The Globalist

If Americans don’t take their democracy seriously, they are going to become a global laughingstock.

The annexation of Crimea may remain Putin’s only success in his Cold War against the United States.

The excess of capital pouring into professional soccer will inevitably bring about its demise.

Why may China want to support Ukraine – even if it means quarrelling with Putin?

Should Poroshenko visit Beijing, as Richard Nixon once did?

If economy is king, then Russia may be weaker than it seems.

What role did vodka play in restructuring Russia’s economy after communism?

How did restrictions on vodka consumption speed up the collapse of communism?

Can Russia’s recent history be explained through a vodka glass?

America’s Red Dawn, via the Republican Party.