The Globalist

Does Sweden’s Foreign Minister see Europe as ready to do its part to contribute to global prosperity and stability?

Why is it that U.S. business and society seem less well prepared to tackle a long-term challenge such as climate change?

Does it even make sense to hold federal elections in the United States? After all, they never provide any real resolution.

The Germans did not have an overseas empire in the 18th century. How did they still become a global force in trade, science, religion and exploration?

When it comes to economic growth, is the United States more like China or like Europe?

What are we to make of the strange social and cultural phenomenon of expectations of a worldwide calamity?

What is worse — going over the fiscal cliff or emulating Europe’s economic policymakers?

Can the eurozone successfully model its monetary and fiscal community on the U.S. political regime of the 19th century?

Will the 2011 revolutions in the Middle East give way to a counterrevolutionary movement that rolls back its reforms?

What is at stake if the U.S. and global economies lapse into a sustained depression?