The Globalist

How does the emergence of China look through the prism of a Westerner’s life?

50 years ago, on May 4, 1970, the U.S. National Guard opened fire on protesters at Kent State University. Barry Wood traveled to the campus and found somber reminders of that tragic day.

How does the emergence of China look through the prism of a Westerner’s life?

A once-great empire is now a largely overlooked dictatorship.

A review of Viet Thanh Nguyen’s fascinating new book.

Will the 45th President of the United States live up to the commitments he has made to the American people?

Discovering world history via a creatively re-bent American icon – a Coca Cola can.

Why on earth did the US invade Vietnam half a century ago? Have the lessons finally been learned?

A team of brave women work to remove an explosive legacy of the Vietnam War from Laos.

Global ironies in Asia’s continuing struggle for national independence, now against China.