The Globalist

Why does former Soviet leader Mikhael Gorbachev not get credit for ending the Cold War?

Germany’s Nazi-era history demands that Olaf Scholz and his government support the widening call to end tourism visas for Russians to vacation in EU countries.

Russia’s war against Ukraine provided Boris Johnson with a unique opportunity to highlight Britain’s international leadership credentials.

Why the popular uprising against corrupt national elites in oil-rich Kazakhstan has Putin and Russia so nervous.

How the closure of the Memorial in Russia is a template for the kind of society Republicans want to build in the U.S.

The parallels between the Leninist power usurpation in early 20th century Russia and the Trumpian brigades in today’s United States are becoming ever more eerie.

Karl Marx and the dark side of the tech revolution

Putin’s little PR bluster games shows how much Russia has declined in the global league tables of geopolitical relevance. Why Joe Biden won’t take Putin’s bait.

The U.S. Federal Reserve has been building a pyramid that is similar to Madoff’s — but on a massive, global scale.

Yet more evidence that US Republicans are close soul mates of Russia’s President when it comes to restraining democracy.