China Maneuvers to Bring a Soft-landing to the Korean Crisis

The delicate and dangerous situation on the Korean Peninsula presents China with difficult choices
Yu Bin
February 11, 2003

Is France Cooling Toward Its Arab Friends?

France’s strategic alliance with the Arab world could unravel after the presidential election
Pascal Boniface
April 18, 2007

The Rise in Extremism – Part II

As fundamentalists in Indonesia strive to control and homogenize Islam, social harmony is the first casualty
Baladas Ghoshal
April 3, 2007

Prime Minister Abe’s New Clothes

Halfhearted apologies for past behavior can raise questions about Japan’s present and future role
Alexis Dudden
March 28, 2007

Looking at History in the Light of Globalization

To make sense of an increasingly complex and interdependent world, historians have to approach their work from a new global perspective
Bruce Mazlish
January 3, 2003

South Koreans Struggle With Race

New immigrants challenge established, self-styled notions of ethnic homogeneity
Choe Sang-Hun
November 3, 2009

Ancient Greeks Introduced Wine to France, Cambridge Study Reveals

French high culture has roots in an ancient example of globalization
Andrew Hough
October 29, 2009

Linguist’s Preservation Kit Has New Digital Tools

Globalization endangers and preserves languages
Chris Nicholson
July 28, 2009

We Are All Africans

All non-African females are descendants of L3 line from Africa, and males have Y chromosome M-168
Nayan Chanda
July 21, 2009

Moving Targets

Will the counter-insurgency plan in Iraq repeat the mistakes of Vietnam?
Seymour M. Hersh
December 8, 2003