The Globalist

When the U.S. government worked constructively to help a nation in danger.

Avoiding geopolitical conflict and seeking justice and reconciliation.

Reflections on the art of global power management.

Is the end of empire such a bad thing? Perhaps for the elites, but not for the population at large.

Unrestrained climate change: 2014’s tragic answer to the epic, collective failure of 1914?

Ukraine is caught between European integration and Russian re-unification aims.

Diaoyu Islands: China’s posture reflects Japan’s failure to show contrition for the past.

On January 9, 1964, a new president’s foreign policy skills were put to the test by a crisis in Panama.

Many women served on the Soviet front lines in Belarus as fighters, support staff and resistance.

Which major nation in 1913 was first to recognize China’s new republic — and why?