The Globalist

The long march of the 1968 generation through politics is coming to its end. Biden is the big exception. He will be 1968er’s last hurrah.

A Trump defeat signals the beginning of the end of nationalist populist politics worldwide.

In absolute terms, all states or groups of states around the globe are going to emerge weakened from the 2020 coronavirus crisis.

Why the Marshall Plan would be turned down by today’s European leaders.

COVID 19 is especially dangerous for people with pre-existing conditions. It also strikes countries with pre-existing bad governments with particular severity.

A collection of features from our archives exploring Italy’s politics, history, economy and culture.

Nothing seemed to stop Erdogan’s provocations on Europe’s eastern flank — until he met his match. The big losers are the Turkish people.

Angela Merkel is acting – though definitely not looking – like a flower power girl from California. Focused on consensus, not leadership, she believes in human goodness.

What is the economic fallout going to be for sure? And what will it be if it’s a bad case?

The decade that has just ended, the 2010s, was marked by the crisis that began in 2007-08, and it was accompanied by the onset of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.