The Globalist

U.S. foreign policy is driven by acts of symbolism. When they fail, the U.S. is quick to blame others.

The U.S. is issuing frantic wake-up calls on defense – but Europe isn’t listening.

Can the D.C. mayor-in-waiting overcome the racial divide that persists in the U.S. capital city?

Chinas KP unter Xi Jinping und der Vatikan unter Franziskus stehen vor weitgehend gleichen Governance-Problemen — von Finanz- und Sexskandalen bis hin zum sinkender Gefolgsbereitschaft.

Pope Francis and John Paul II are both transformative figures.

Comparing the agendas and performance of Pope Francis and China’s Xi Jinping.

Poland’s Sikorski unstoppable for top Brussels post; U.S.’s Nuland now in a chorus with Putin.

Two “grand nations” strangely united in the pursuit of wrong priorities.

What really caused the U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Europe to speak her mind so clearly?

Why is President Obama so permissive with regard to excesses of the U.S. intelligence apparatus?