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.

Manhattan Project: The Great Mosque Divide

Both conservatives and liberals draw wrong conclusions about a global issue
Sadanand Dhume
August 24, 2010

The Rise of Islamic Rap

On the streets of Britain, hip hop jabs at Muslim politics
Peter Mandaville
August 19, 2010

China Discovers World Expo Is No Olympics

World’s Fairs are no longer a big draw for global audiences
Maura Elizabeth Cunningham, Jeffrey N. Wasserstrom
August 17, 2010

The World at Play: Soccer Takes on Globalization

The game offers lessons for managing movement of talented professionals around the world
Branko Milanovic
June 15, 2010

Move Over US Soaps, Telenovelas Seduce the Globe

Replacing soap operas with news and talk shows, the US loses some soft power
Susan Froetschel
June 1, 2010

Taming Globalization? Kebabs, Mini-Skirts and Meth – Part I

Young Iranians oppose mullahs by embracing the good and bad of Western ways
Jamsheed K. Choksy and Carol E.B. Choksy
May 18, 2010