The Globalist

Which countries are within reach of Trump’s demand on defense spending?

Who are the 19 nations that spend more on defense as a share of their national economy than even the United States does?

Politics. Drama. Horror. Television doesn’t get any better than this.

Poland’s Prime Minister (ab)uses terrorist act to settle political scores and trumpet her government’s message of utter divisiveness.

Should the Democrats act like Republicans – and block Trump’s new Supreme Court nominee Gorsuch, just as Obama’s nominee Garland was blocked?

An independent Scotland within the EU risks becoming Greece, but without the handouts. Its living standards would rapidly descend.

Is the U.S. President trying to evade the necessity to tackle China on trade policy?

Stephan Richter’s interview on NPR’s Marketplace Morning Report, on the latest G20 summit in Germany and signs of the U.S. under Trump backing away from globalization.

Assessing the interests and weaknesses of the U.S., Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Iran in the Middle East.

German companies need to do much more to live up to the transparency standards required by democracy in the age of globalization.