The Globalist

As long as we put our short-sighted political interest above human lives, we prove we have learned little from history and are condemned to repeat it.

North Korea’s political management system of carrots and sticks has enabled the regime to survive for 66 years.

When Ocasio-Cortez calls for “Medicare for All,” the right calls her a socialist. But a large segment of the US electorate may be ready for a bit of socialism.

Key elements of the Polish success story resemble that of the German post-war economic story, especially relying on social and economic inclusiveness as a driver of economic success.

It took the deaths of 2,300 U.S. soldiers and tens of thousands of Afghans to reach the agreement to end the longest war in U.S. history.

The Meng Wanzhou affair has profound implications for diplomacy everywhere.

The Trump administration uses diplomatic protocol to slap the EU in the face, while cuddling up to Putin and Erdogan.

How the deep forces of British history, from royalism and classism to nationalism and imperialism, combined to trigger the Brexit moment.

The fallacy of seeking to reduce the U.S. trade deficit without raising U.S. savings rates.

While Trump says it’s all the Fed’s fault, this is why U.S. stock markets are really collapsing.