The Globalist

Putin’s Russia now takes the United Nations Security Council far more seriously than the U.S. government does.

A call to freedom’s real arms.

What is the average population size of an EU country? 5, 10, 20 or 40 million?

Compared with other occupied nations, how did postwar Japan get so lucky?

Do the ghosts of Northeast Asia’s past imperil the region’s future stability and prosperity?

Could such sensitive issues as Muslim relations, maritime activities and international investments tip the United States and China into greater enmity?

Can the United States sustain its power? Even more relevant is the question, Is it worth it?

How did Democrats and Republicans both become the parties of war and the purveyors of an interventionist foreign policy?

Is the United States living beyond its means when it comes to national security?

What were the most intriguing books featured on The Globalist Bookshelf in 2011?