The Globalist

The dynamism of China’s economy owes much to small-scale entrepreneurship.

Informal markets are telltale symbols of the modernity brewing in Shanghai.

An English village knock-off serves the ritual of the modern Chinese wedding.

The consequences of the lengthy failure of the United States to address Afghan corruption.

Shanghai envisions itself as the world’s next great cultural hub, a key site of China’s “soft power.”

The Potemkin Village that is Shanghai reflects China’s love of show.

Will Greece fall back into a deep fiscal crisis?

Will it be bankruptcy, hyperinflation or a miracle for Japan?

The question is therefore not if, but how the creditors lose their money.

The story of Japan’s decline — and the lessons for Europe.