The Globalist

Who leads depends on how it’s measured.

Can Vietnam serve as an inspiring example? Or is it Belarus?

Applying Marx’s theories to today’s Communist China.

It’s not at all clear that China’s Communist Party has found a better model of governance. Faster? Yes. Better? That depends what price you’re willing to pay.

History teaches that everyone suffers from trade wars, but the biggest pain is incurred by those who run the big surpluses once it starts.

Instead of seeking war reparations from Germany, Poland should take steps that bring the country closer to the euro area to secure the country’s long-term economic interests.

Putin rules like a Czar, deeply conservative, fearful of unrest, placing stability above all else.

What the U.S. president really means by pleading for “fairness” is simply for the U.S. to have its way.

Italian politicians warning against “Germany-type problems” in forming a government after the next election are a truly striking moment of European integration – although not a particularly welcome one.

The Zuma era is finally over. What a mess he left behind.