The Globalist

Will closer ties between Japan and South Sudan undo China’s diplomacy in the region — and hurt its investments?

What similar challenges do the new leaders in the Vatican and China both face?

Is Europe stuck in its economic ways because the United States protected it from harsh global realities for too long?

Remember the times when peasants, not the proletariat, were the vanguards of China’s communist revolution?

People think China will be the next superpower, but like the United States better.

Why is it in the world’s best interest for China to go slow on deregulating its financial system?

How are native English speakers handicapping themselves by not learning other languages?

Will America now respond to the 21st century threat of climate change and lead? Or will ambivalence prevail?

How will the Tibetan Plateau determine the course of Asia’s future?

What can the United States, China and other nations do to prevent a wave of competitive devaluation of currencies?