The Globalist

Why are Brazil and Turkey both facing mass protests right now? What makes the two cases similar and what makes them different?

How do Egyptians, Iranians and Chinese look at the way U.S. authorities are handling the Wall Street protests?

Why do armies and weapons pale in comparison to the financial markets as threats to a country's sovereignty?

How was cheap labor key to turning Britain, Germany and the United States into industrial powers?

Will U.S. students take a page from their Chilean brethren and protest the high cost of college education?

Why has quality of life improved in Brazil over the last two decades?

What underlying problems threaten the nascent U.S. economic recovery?

How do China’s past instances of civil unrest compare with Iran’s current situation?

Why is Brazil’s recent economic development so unique?

Is primary education easily available to the lower classes of the population in India?