The Globalist

To Trump, everything in politics – even at the global trade stage – is about him personally and how it affects his business interests.

Across Asia, governments not only refuse to recognize a quest for cultural, ethnic, national or political rights, but are often willing to suppress them with brutal force.

India sees the Belt and Road Initiative as an attempt to clip India’s own wings and build a China-centric world order.

To reach its full potential, Asia will need to overcome seven key challenges in the 21st century.

Given its inherent sense of superiority, could China — once a global hegemon — be more peaceful than its Western (and especially U.S.) predecessors?

A selection of the most interesting features by Jean-Pierre Lehmann.

More than 20 languages are spoken as a first language by 50 million or more people.

South Korea performs as well as Nordic economies on avoiding child poverty.

On balance, how many more people did Earth gain every minute of the past year?

How much did different world regions gain in population over the past year?