A Chinese ship sails the long way around the world to deliver cranes to the U.S. Gulf Coast and Jamaica.

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 ...

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

Rather than deglobalization, what we’re seeing is a strategic reconfiguration of global business—call it "precision ...

The global economy is slowing, prices are still high, and public budgets are strained, yet the people and countries with the most wealth are quietly pulling back from the very systems that made them ...

Despite recent trade and foreign policy turbulence, a close look at the data suggests that predictions of globalization’s collapse are overstated. Global trade has continued to grow, most countries ...

In practice, that means a company expanding into new markets won’t get bogged down by juggling different carriers, surprise ...

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 ...

Current political and economic issues succinctly explained. The summer of 2021 has come to be largely defined by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and accelerating climate change. Both are manifestations ...

How important is the open exchange of goods to the spreading of prosperity? This important: Since 1950, world trade in goods has expanded from $600 billion (in 2015 dollars) to $18.9 trillion in 2013.

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 ...

Editor's Note: The last remaining American with Ebola may have just been released from the hospital, but spread of the disease hasn't abated everywhere. As reported on the NewsHour this week, cases ...