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 US Focuses on Its Homefront

Americans worry about terrorist threat, but want President Obama to tackle economy first
Bruce Stokes
February 6, 2013

Pakistan’s Two Worlds

A majority of Pakistanis are moderate, but the world media seem to focus on extremists
Hassan Siddiq
January 30, 2013

The Legacy of the Silk Road

In an era of tolerance, ancient Silk Road routes opened way to rich cultural exchange
Valerie Hansen
January 25, 2013

Can China and Turkey Forge a New Silk Road?

Trade, cultural exchanges enrich Sino-Turkish ties, but new Silk Road is a distant dream
Anna Beth Keim, Sulmaan Khan
January 18, 2013

Conservative Causes Go Global

In promoting global causes, conservative and liberal NGOs can find strange bedfellows
Clifford Bob
January 16, 2013

For Better Planning, Watch Global Demographic Trends

Certainty of demographic trends counters economic uncertainty
Joseph Chamie
December 12, 2012