The Globalist

Which nation spends the most on international tourism?

Britain looks to move away from Russia, but London stands in the way.

What role did vodka play in restructuring Russia’s economy after communism?

How did restrictions on vodka consumption speed up the collapse of communism?

Can Russia’s recent history be explained through a vodka glass?

How Putin’s propaganda machine defeats itself.

Russian males have one of the highest mortality rates outside of Sub-Saharan Africa.

To understand the Middle East today and its future, the Europe of the 19th century provides intriguing parallels.

Memorials to the “Heavenly Hundred” in Kiev’s Maidan Square are a reminder of unfulfilled promises of reform.

A new commitment by Ukrainians to vigilance over their political leaders.