Justice Kennedy’s retirement will only worsen the trend of the U.S. Supreme Court serving as a political wing of the Republican Party.
How Trump Should Think About China
As China’s example shows, a country needs to invest in its future prosperity. Tariffs and tax cuts are no way to get there.
Exceptional Malaysia
Malaysia achieved an impressive democratic victory. Just don’t expect its success to spread to the rest of Southeast Asia.
Nine Time Zones: A Trace of American Empire?
How the United States ended up with one of the highest numbers of time zones for a single country.
Clocking Russia from East to West
The world’s largest country has 11 time zones across its hemispheric span.
As Trump Tries to Slay the Chinese Dragon
Major U.S. companies cannot be happy about the effects that President Trump’s trade war with China will have on their business fortunes.
World Cup 2018: Why Germany Will Flame Out
German hopes for the football tournament in Russia appear way overblown.
Reforming UNESCO’s World Heritage
Cultural and natural heritage is important to all of us. But we are doing ourselves a disservice if we allow national interests to come before quality.
Germany: Will the CSU Really Topple Merkel?
The demise of the current Merkel government is not the most likely outcome yet. Both CSU and CDU would have too much to lose from it.
A European Future for the Balkans? Detoured Yet Again?
The upcoming European Council Summit may well focus on migration — rather than the enlargement issue.























