The Globalist

Is French leadership strong only when opposing action? Have German leaders finally learned to be diplomatic?

Is it really true that German workers’ and consumers’ appetite for shopping and consuming is repressed?

Are European nations really well-advised to follow the alluring policy prescriptions of U.S.-based deficit boosters?

How can Europe achieve — and sustain — a post-crisis economic recovery?

What is worse — going over the fiscal cliff or emulating Europe’s economic policymakers?

What is needed to tackle the euro crisis in full and regain the confidence of investors and markets?

Is austerity the only way to ensure that development is globally sustainable?

How justified are claims by Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne that the eurozone crisis is killing Britain’s economic recovery?

Stephan Richter discusses major international news stories with Diane Rehm on National Public Radio.

Why will Greece’s former prime minister go down in history as a bold and decisive leader?