The Globalist

Just as the drone is an appropriate metaphor for the current age of globalization, the thistle captures the essence of tribal societies.

Can the trend toward more factionalism, tribalism and fragmentation in American political life be reversed?

Can Pakistan be persuaded to stop supporting insurgents — and thereby not nullifying U.S. progress in Afghanistan since 2010?

How does one turn environmental problems into a threat for the United States and then into a profit opportunity?

Is the United States’ anti-regulation stance undermining its global power position?

What options do the United States and Israel have for dealing with a nuclear Iran?

If the classic film Casablanca were made today, it would be set in Dubai.

Shouldn’t international financial aid be given first to countries that spend more on their people than on their militaries?

Why would USAID not get behind an effort to turn Afghan farmers from poppy to cotton?

How are Pakistan’s internal and external conflicts holding the country back from its economic potential?