The Globalist

Can sanctions on oil exports provide enough bite to induce Tehran to abandon its nuclear ambitions?

Are there untested diplomatic approaches that might reduce the risk of a conflict between the United States and Iran?

How do Egyptians, Iranians and Chinese look at the way U.S. authorities are handling the Wall Street protests?

How can post-militarist Turkey serve as a model for integrating religion into politics and society?

Why is positive political change in China less likely to come from outside pressure than from continued economic growth?

Why are world-shaping events increasingly passing the United States by?

Will the chain reaction of protests crossing the Middle East now reach Central Asia?

Does more unite the Arab world and Europe than divides them?

Markets are extraordinarily bad at getting political risk right — and the Egypt crisis is no exception.

What will the world’s economic landscape look like in 2020?