What is the middle ground that both Germany and France can agree on to move economic and financial reforms in the EU forward?
From Russia, With No Love Whatsoever
The poisoning of Sergei Skripal could well be the event that broke the camel’s back in terms of Western disgust with Russia’s dirty campaigns.
US: There Is Always Hope
An alternative view on the inevitability of a politically impotent America.
The Decline of the West
This summer will mark the centenary of the appearance of the first volume of Oswald Spengler’s influential The Decline of the West.
Xi and Kim: The Transcript
How Donald Trump and the U.S.-North Korea summit are getting framed.
Apartheid’s Worst Nightmare: A Flawed and Very Human Hero
Winnie Mandela’s contradictory personas are a reflection of the history of South Africa and of the society that it is today.
China Vs. the US: Who Has More Land?
The two countries have very similar land areas for now, but China has extensive additional claims.
China Vs. the US: Lifespan Gains
A child born in China today can expect to live decades longer than someone born in China in 1950.
























