The Globalist

A key comparison on the global relevance of the slow-motion Arab Spring.

Could Russia have been as successful as the United States?

What’s next for stalled EU efforts to integrate and democratize ex-Soviet states?

Can you hear them laugh from Beijing and Moscow?

How is the Syria crisis forcing U.S. elites to see what the world already knows?

A case against a U.S. attack in Syria — and a path forward.

Some young, cosmopolitan expats are returning to visit Russia often. Why?

Who are the faces of the rising global middle class?

Can East Asia move past 19th century-style territorial disputes over small islands?

Is the EU still instrumental to Turkey’s modernization?