The Globalist

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

Is Europe’s primary goal to fix Greece — or to keep Greece from contaminating the rest of Europe?

How does traveling in China change one’s ideas about Chinese communism?

How did the former Czech president view Eastern Europe’s role in the world?

Are the dollar’s days as the global reserve currency numbered?

Will the threat of terrorism fade away, much as the threat of radical anarchy did over a century ago?

What is the key to the success of democracy in 21st century Libya?

How have the British paid a steep price for their appetite for gossip and the unnecessary details of grizzly crimes?

Why is positive political change in China less likely to come from outside pressure than from continued economic growth?

Can the roots of today’s debt crisis in Greece be traced as far back as the 1830s?