Globalization wields powerful influence over societies and cultures. Business travelers and tourists both observe and distribute new ideas. New ideas, interactions, foods and products are tried, then embraced or discarded. With the internet or satellite television, films, publications, photographs, news reports and cartoons can travel instantly, entertaining or angering audiences around the globe. With social media like Facebook or Twitter, individuals offer news and own instant pronouncements on trends. Whether slowly through immigration or immediately online, these connections bring about some convergence of norms on fashion to human rights while also provoking challenges from traditionalists. A global society has emerged, and it’s tightly linked.

The Arabs Are Watching a Different War on TV

Arab TV stations give an alternate version of the war on Iraq.
Mamoun Fandy
March 31, 2003

No Regrets in a Suburb Named After the Despot

For the minority Shia residents of Saddam City, it’s time to celebrate and join the globalized world!
Andrew Buncombe
April 10, 2003

Vigils Are Held Around the World to Oppose Military Action

Global organizers harness the power of the internet
Thomas J. Lueck
March 17, 2003

Via Ireland, a Chapter in the Story of Black America

In the US of the 1800s, close relationships between working class Irish immigrants and African Americans weren't so uncommon.
S. Lee Jamison
March 17, 2003

Chinese Tourists Touch Down in Germany

Chinese middle class are a growing market for global tourism.
Hugh Williamson
April 6, 2003