The Globalist

There are similarities between today’s Europe and the patchwork of around 300 territories and principalities which comprised the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation.

The Republican Party has become a Racketeer Influenced Corrupt Organization (RICO). As with other criminal organizations, its purpose is to rape, pillage and plunder America.

The U.S. government already spends less on education and science than at almost any other time in history. Trump’s tax plan will cut those investments even lower.

In the Middle East and North Africa, the transition toward equitable economic development and transparent and accountable rule of law will take a very long time.

India’s improvement in The Ease of Doing Business index is the first tangible proof of Modi’s election promise of “maximum governance, minimum government.”

Japan’s succession will provide the country with symbols of its past, though some will try to hijack them as markers for the future.

Pakistan, an important node in China’s Belt and Road Initiative, is concerned about a neocolonial Chinese effort to extract the country’s resources.

Trump might seem pro-business, but he could do great harm to U.S. corporations and their worldwide interests.

Germany’s current political contortions will likely end with a fourth term for Merkel.

Canada hosts several hundred stateless Rohingya people who have fled persecution in Burma.