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.

A Torrent of Hyperbole

Charge of petty crime and routine arrest lead to diplomatic crisis
Nayan Chanda
December 23, 2013

Unpredictable Pope Challenges Journalists

The pope likes to talk and joke, and every comment is recorded
Fiona Ehlers
December 20, 2013

Delhi Should Avoid Lasting Damages to India-US Ties

Policies for diplomats go under the global microscope
Rajesh Rajagopalan
December 18, 2013

Why We Can’t Let American Tech Take Over the World

User experience, freedom, cross-cultural exchanges may be lost
Sean Madden
December 17, 2013

There’s No Such Thing as a Global Citizen

Yet good citizenship may overlap at the local, national and global levels
Jakub Grygiel
December 17, 2013