The Globalist

Reflections on Amy Coney Barrett’s insistence on an obscure legal theory and what it says about today’s United States.

Are established democracies sliding back on democratic commitments?

A quarter of countries are not free. Where are they located?

Many young democracies with flawed institutions are struggling not to slide backward. Turkey has failed.

To preserve their gains, will Russia’s oligarchs now demand a strong rule of law?

China’s Xi follows anti-corruption textbook, but still has a way to go.

To take its place on the global stage, Iran must learn the lessons of a 1992 terrorist trial in Germany

A call to freedom’s real arms.

Beyond betrayal of trust, what about the NSA scandal worries Europe most?

How can China avoid a hard landing in the next few years?