The Globalist

Why are world-shaping events increasingly passing the United States by?

Did America lose Egypt? Or did China — and what China represents — gain Egypt?

Why is Japan’s ability to pay down its debt much stronger than the United States’?

What lessons can Imperial Spain's travails in the Netherlands teach the United States about Afghanistan?

For all the American focus on leadership, could it be that what’s missing is followership?

While modern “Rome” is burning, why do U.S. foreign policy elites keep meddling in overseas adventures?

What can Americans learn about the future by identifying a fundamental turning point in their recent past?

Why is the United States losing its footing as the world’s economic and diplomatic leader?

How will the current decade be described in history books?

Will 30,000 additional U.S. troops help President Obama turn the tide in Afghanistan?