Excerpted from The World’s Worst Bet: How the Globalization Gamble Went Wrong (And What Would Make It Right) by David J.

Globalization is a buzzword in many ways. But how has the world developed so a pop star from Korea can take over the world (Psy) or a fast food restaurant from one country dominates the industry in ...

A new study shows that the past 30 years of globalization have brought fundamental shifts in some aspects of family interaction among Indigenous people in Guatemala. But families have still maintained ...

The globalization of the SEALs also reflects U.S. sovereign power. As the leading political and economic force globally, the U.S.’s military globalization supports its hegemony. The SEALs’ operations ...

“We have big companies that we all know, whether it’s Boeing or Coca-Cola, that have gone global. But … there’s tens of thousands of other companies that yes, they did go abroad, but when they did, ...

The decades-long attempt to force "globalization" as the primary economic model is crumbling. We saw it coming when the pandemic hit and suddenly "global supply chains" failed, leaving those relying ...

A tale of two companies — appropriately enough, one in London and the other in Paris. Orange, the wireless telephone operator, looks very much like a British firm. Launched in the U.K. in 1994 by ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Singapore’s prime minister has deepened the city-state’s ties with other nations as the U.S. rethinks trade and security.

This is an updated version of a story first published on May 19, 2024. The original video can be viewed here. Francis is the ...

Adapted from The World’s Worst Bet: How The Globalization Gamble Went Wrong (and What Would Make It Right) by David J. Lynch. Published September 9, 2025. The swollen, blackened bodies on the tile ...