The Globalist

Beards can be acts of masculine messaging. Narendra Modi is using his beard for identity politics.

Putin’s little PR bluster games shows how much Russia has declined in the global league tables of geopolitical relevance. Why Joe Biden won’t take Putin’s bait.

The U.S. Federal Reserve has been building a pyramid that is similar to Madoff’s — but on a massive, global scale.

How the U.S. handles the U.S.-Mexican border will say much about its character as a nation.

The idea long promoted by international sports federations that sports and politics are unrelated has always been an illusion.

Republicans increasingly force U.S. corporations to act as a kind of extra-parliamentary opposition to protect their brands and consumer appeal.

A lifelong globalist and globe-trotting journalist joins The Globalist as Deputy Editor-in-Chief and lays out her vision.

The peace accord to end the civil war in South Sudan remains fragile and needs international support.

Why only a Marshall Plan for Central America has a shot at dealing with the region — and why it makes political and economic sense.

Reflections on Japan, a culture driven by hyper-accuracy and anticipatory nostalgia, and its obsession with the cherry blossom season.