The Globalist

Will the United States continue to underrate its competition and stay on the road Woolworth’s went down?

Do all the negative statistics about Haiti obscure the humanity and hope of the people there?

Why are Brazil and Turkey both facing mass protests right now? What makes the two cases similar and what makes them different?

Despite its growing economic and political power on the global stage, why doesn’t China want the world to view it as a model?

Will Chinese products soon put everyone else in the rest of the world out of a job?

Can Europe prosper while ignoring the Balkans? Anyone remember what triggered the first world war?

What happens to global development when humanitarian aid becomes a central component of military strategy?

Is all the excitement about the future of Africa’s economy really justified? Or is the continent’s success mostly just a commodities story?

What steps can be taken to slow the world’s population growth without engaging in “population control”?

Will Myanmar choose its own route to modernity? Or will it be swamped by extreme capitalism looking for a new frontier to conquer?