The World Trade Organization (WTO) is an institution dealing with rules of trade between nations. Its goal is to “ensure that trade flows as smoothly, predictably and freely as possible. [The] result ...

The increasing globalization of economic, social, political, and cultural life is a key feature of the contemporary world. Written by a leading authority, Jan Aart Scholte’s new book provides a ...

Discover when globalization began, from ancient trade routes to modern economic policies, and understand its impact on global trade and cultural exchange.

A story in the Washington Post said “20 years ago globalization was pitched as a strategy that would raise all boats in poor and rich countries alike. In the U.S. and Europe consumers would have their ...

Globalization is under attack. The electoral victory of Donald Trump, the Brexit vote and the rise of an aggressive nationalism in mainland Europe and around the world are all part of a backlash to ...

Robert Kelly is managing director of XTS Energy LLC, and has more than three decades of experience as a business executive. He is a professor of economics and has raised more than $4.5 billion in ...

Globalization’s rich history began long before giant conglomerates such as Amazon and Google existed. There is a timeline of discovery, protectionism, liberalization, financial crisis, and economic ...

Appadurai is an Indian-Amerian anthropologist, a world-renowned expert on the cultural dynamics of globalization and the Goddard Professor of Media, Culture, and Communication at NYU. Even in the ...

Globalization, driven by new technologies and economic expansion, is underway with both positive and negative impacts. What role will the church play, and what are the implications for the ...

ONE of my history professors once told me, “The fastest way to learn something you do not know is to teach it.” And so despite the fact that I am more of a cultural historian, I have long accepted to ...