The Globalist

Cultural and natural heritage is important to all of us. But we are doing ourselves a disservice if we allow national interests to come before quality.

Vast inflows of donor cash, intended to bring about reconstruction, may instead have added significantly to Afghanistan’s corruption problems.

What to make of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s recent disavowal of the kingdom’s founding religious ideology?

How the Gulf crisis and global pressure related to the 2022 World Cup may have induced Qatar’s leaders to launch important reform to advance social change.

There is a massive opening for France and Macron in Europe which no French president since Mitterrand 25 years ago has been able to seize.

Why have the trade and finance systems performed so differently in the financial crisis?

Fifteen years after the fall of communism, how is Russia interacting with the rest of the world?

Are free elections truly a good measure of freedom and democracy in the Middle East?

How do current UN reform efforts fail to address major challenges ahead?

How can countries achieve economic reform and civic involvement?