The Globalist

The surrender of a Brussels mosque offers hope that Saudi Arabia is serious about shaving off the sharp edges of its brand of Sunni Muslim ultra-conservatism. Or does it?

While the rest of Europe ducked, one region stood up for important principles of responsible globalization.

Broken bureaucracy, homebred terrorism and union disruptions require Belgium’s unity.

How much longer can Belgium survive the pressures of its unlikely origins?

Will the economic costs of secession keep Europe’s separatist movements in check?

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

Why does it make sense to divide the European Monetary Union into a Northern EMU and a Southern EMU?

How will building up Greece’s capital base provide a long-term solution to the country’s fiscal woes?

Why are Europe’s export industries happy about rising prices and domestic demand in China?

How is the global economic crisis generating a political backlash — even in the prosperous core of the eurozone?