The Globalist

How has a 23-year-old woman posed a serious challenge to Chile’s government?

How is Bahrain violating the Geneva Convention by its brutal crackdown on physicians?

What has enabled Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi to weather North Africa's tsunami of popular revolutions?

Why is Chinese artist Ai Weiwei an outspoken critic of China’s government?

How has the United States surrendered some of its sovereignty to the oil markets?

Markets are extraordinarily bad at getting political risk right — and the Egypt crisis is no exception.

In the absence of democracy, how do Chinese citizens convey their frustrations to the government?

From Europe’s standpoint, what’s the upside to the Greek financial crisis?

How do China’s current problems harken back to previous periods of rapid industrialization?

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