The Globalist

Is Megawati Sukarnoputri the right president for Indonesia?

What is Robert Mugabe missing as he tries to close Zimbabwe’s technology gap?

Can Vladimir Putin’s namesake relations reveal more about his political style — and future?

Remember the last time before the 2001 G8 Summit when the world’s major powers met in Genoa, Italy? You need to go all the way back to the year 1922. Instead of anti-globalization protesters, the unpleasant surprise of that summit was a special deal concluded between the newly created Soviet Union and Weimar Germany. World diplomacy was rocked harder than even the disruptions by today’s protesters.

How did a royal love affair result in regional instability involving two major Asian nations?

Is it helpful or rather a hindrance when your country’s finance minister is named Marx?

How did the pharmacy giants turn into major players in New York City’s new drug war?

Why is Sweden so resourceful to the global economy?

Can free trade be a possible solution to Colombia’s continuing economic and political woes?

Who really controls Russia — and what part?