Globalization and Anti-Americanism

As nations feel culturally threatened by globalization, anti-Americanism grows. Yet it is modernization - not Americanization - that is changing cultures, argues former US Assistant Secretary of Defense Joseph Nye. Cultures are not stagnant, and the adaptation of Japan demonstrates that countries can modernize while remaining unique. Although t-shirt logos and soft drink brands may grow more similar, Nye writes, "an underlying cultural diversity will remain." The process of adaptation to outside influence can also go both ways. Immigration, for example, has enriched and changed American culture. – YaleGlobal