The Globalist

Remember the times when peasants, not the proletariat, were the vanguards of China’s communist revolution?

Why is Russia emerging as a key factor in the political equation in Egypt?

Can the U.S. economy trim costs and make itself internationally competitive?

What role did the famous author of “The Star-Spangled Banner” play in the debate over American slavery?

How does the history of the U.S. national anthem reflect the country’s long struggle with racial, economic and gender inequality?

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

What does propaganda look like in the age of Twitter?

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

Will the world consider intervening even if they don’t have all the facts?

Highly distinctive characteristics of East Asian societies have shaped the region’s politics. Are family traditions changing because of modernization?