The Globalist

My 2001 interview with Mikhail Gorbachev.

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

How Vladimir Putin’s actions in Ukraine are altering many previously long-held assumptions. Being criminal – and monstrous — is what Russia’s presumed “greatness” has been reduced to.

How does the emergence of China look through the prism of a Westerner’s life?

Four years after Joe Biden concluded his tenure as Vice President of the United States, as U.S. President he encounters a very different world.

The fall of the Berlin Wall signaled a rebirth of freedom, liberating millions who had been trapped for two generations on the wrong side of the Iron Curtain.

Was Putin’s talk of a Russian miracle weapon merely meant for domestic consumption ahead of Russia’s March presidential elections? Or does he pursue another goal with his move?

How does the emergence of China look through the prism of a Westerner’s life?

From Dutch rule to one of the world’s major economies and populations.

The benefits of ending the curious U.S. practice of turning natural allies into mortal enemies: Iran, Cuba, Vietnam.