The Globalist

Is the end of empire such a bad thing? Perhaps for the elites, but not for the population at large.

Ireland’s former Prime Minister on why renegotiating EU membership is not in the United Kingdom’s own interests.

A new Financial Times/Harris poll reveals rising anti-migration backlash in the big EU member states.

In a triumph of Western democracy, the interventionist impulses of US and UK are cut down to size.

Did population growth help create the scenario for the first World War?

What lessons can be drawn from a big crisis 20 years ago to help overcome the current malaise in Europe?

Can the U.S. economy trim costs and make itself internationally competitive?

How are native English speakers handicapping themselves by not learning other languages?

Will Ireland become a global hub of innovation in the management of renewable power?

Is it wise for the French to display inertia on economic reforms, while hoping for the election of a new German government? The UK’s former Minister for Europe weighs in.