The Globalist

Prime Minister Abe’s fourth arrow should be a credible national apology.

How are Japanese nationalists trying to change the constitution "without anyone noticing"?

Abe pivots between nationalists and modernity, big government and small government factions.

Can a freak snowstorm show a Central European nation how to get along with its neighbors?

Who is more fundamentally opposed to real reforms, Japanese politicians, Japanese voters — or both?

Will a failure to manage globalization lead to a backlash of protectionism, xenophobia and nationalism?

Are the protests spreading across the developed world just the tip of the iceberg?

How has Turkey’s prime minister succeeded in modernizing his country?

Why are the parallels between Cairo today and Constantinople a century ago all too obvious and disturbing?

Can the countries of Asia go it alone, or do they still need the United States to keep them connected to each other?