The Globalist

Western leaders more or less unthinkingly assume that democracy will eventually triumph worldwide. Are they correct?

How can the environment and the financial sector be aligned optimally for low-cost, low-carbon finance?

Can giant insurance companies help small customers in developing countries bounce back from environmental catastrophes?

Is Latin America’s largest country providing a global model for how to reduce poverty in lean budgetary times?

Why would emerging countries copy the unhealthy eating habits of the West, when their own tradition is so much healthier?

Was the second half of the 20th century — when capitalism became entwined with democracy, the welfare state and liberalism — just an unusual interlude?

Why is Latin America’s economic spotlight shifting away from Brazil?

Is all the excitement about the future of Africa’s economy really justified? Or is the continent’s success mostly just a commodities story?

Are U.S. sanctions against Iran strengthening the economic and financial position of its competitors, including China, India and Turkey?

Is the West underestimating the value of the trust that the UN enjoys in the hearts and minds of the rest of the world’s population?