The Globalist

What would today’s global economic landscape look like had Nixon not gone to China in 1973?

Which civilization will win and which will lose — the one based on fossil fuels or the one based on renewables?

Italy has no choice but to build on Mario Monti’s achievements.

How did Germany link its own ideas to those emerging from France, North America and South America in the late 18th and 19th centuries?

The Germans did not have an overseas empire in the 18th century. How did they still become a global force in trade, science, religion and exploration?

Will elections in February help change the country’s economic fortunes? Or will it take something far more radical?

What are we to make of the strange social and cultural phenomenon of expectations of a worldwide calamity?

Addressing the needs of children with disabilities is a sign of a compassionate and intelligent society.

Who is more fundamentally opposed to real reforms, Japanese politicians, Japanese voters — or both?

What kind of investments should government undertake to produce a more secure and cleaner energy future?