The Globalist

What is the world to do when national governments retreat from global commitments?

What are the potential consequences of increasing income inequality in the world’s largest economy?

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

Is the West underestimating the value of the trust that the UN enjoys in the hearts and minds of the rest of the world’s population?

How does the world’s largest economy perform on the three most important tasks to create a better global economy?

Can the fragmentary and chaotic process of resolving sovereign debt crises be made fairer and more effective?

The global balance of economic power is changing — and the IMF is changing right along with it.

As Russia’s middle class grows, will it demand greater political freedom and fair elections?

Will the recent protests in Tehran give birth to an Iranian Spring?

Do we need to strengthen international institutions to enforce meaningful financial and environment regulations?