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.

Why I Published the Muhammad Cartoons

Editor challenges Europeans and Muslims to accept each other
Flemming Rose
June 5, 2006

Put Movie Scenes Into Perspective

Chinese censors strive to erase Shanghai scenes from “Mission: Impossible III” for its citizens
Rousseau Chen
May 26, 2006

“I’ll Make It to Europe, Or Die Trying”

African refugees endure unimaginable risks to make it to Europe
Matthias Gebauer
May 25, 2006

“We the Japanese People” – A Reflection on Public Opinion

Sixty years after World War II, Japan aims to renew patriotism
Hikari Agakimi
May 22, 2006

The Contest for Memory

France and the UK cannot take selective responsibility for injustice
Naima Bouteldja
May 30, 2006