The Globalist

Vladimir Putin is a murderous despot: Why the West’s response to Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine matters. And why we must deal firmly with his European enablers.

A collection of charts, graphs and maps exploring the Second World War.

Our best articles on the significance, the human toll and the consequences of the Second World War.

In its shameless pursuit of Japanese suprematism, the Abe government declares Hitler’s racist diatribe as apt literature for schoolchildren.

Why comparisons of Donald Trump and his minions to those of Adolf Hitler can be both deeply unsettling, and yet all too appropriate

Pope Francis is Time’s Person of the Year for 2013. How many other non-Americans have been honored?

How did the German-Jewish chemist Fritz Haber revolutionize the entire course of world history?

How have the British paid a steep price for their appetite for gossip and the unnecessary details of grizzly crimes?

How did the wars of the 20th century influence the trends of globalization, Americanization and Europeanization?

Could Saddam Hussein's removal actually have endangered Iraq's future?