The Globalist

How Viktor Orban rides the populist wave against Muslim “invaders.”

Russia has been stigmatized as ghoul no. 2 in the American chamber of horrors. That is an act of escapism that conveniently removes China from much-needed public attention.

On the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther’s Reformation, faith in the fundamental dogmas of the Western world is again faltering.

Is the role of the Pentagon and its former brass under Trump similar to the former KGB in post-Soviet Russia?

A lucrative source of state revenue feels the squeeze.

What does history teach us about the real prospects of closer Turkish relations with Russia and Iran?

The dynamic between White House Chief of Staff John Kelly and President Trump harkens back to the Yeltsin-Putin dynamic of the late 1990s.

There is no “smoking gun” yet.

Blaming Putin cannot cover up the noxious combination of collective U.S. amnesia and the transparent shift of accountability for the proper conduct in international affairs.

A report from Kiev on corruption and hopelessness.