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.

Educating for the 21st Century – Part II

Rural Indian school trains next generation of global players
Orly Friedman
January 17, 2006

Cartoon Jihad

Besides showing the cultural gulf with the West, the affair shows the clout of globalized Islam
Sadanand Dhume
February 7, 2006

Toward a Virtual Caliphate

Al-Qaida is not the only Muslim group harnessing the power of globalization
Peter Mandaville
October 27, 2005

Vers l’etablissement d’un Califat virtuel?

Peter Mandaville
October 27, 2005

Citizens Fight Back with Cellphones and Blogs

Does citizen journalism during the London bombings signal a media revolution?
Mark Glaser
July 28, 2005

Worldwide, People Rally in Support of Women’s March on Washington

More than 650 sister marches around the globe joined the protest
Karla Adam
January 23, 2017

The Search for a Past

After a long search for birth parents in China, a woman prepares an online manual to help others
Cathy Shufro
January 12, 2017

More Chinese Send Children to US Schools

Parents appreciate the independent thinking and opportunities
Miriam Jordan
January 5, 2017

Algorithms Are Making US Small-Minded

Computer programs try to please but put users on narrow paths
Sydney Finkelstein
January 3, 2017