Global inequality stems not just from what people have and don’t have—but what they're able to do with what they have. “The levels of inequality are horrendous," said Janet Fuentes, an activist from ...

Members of the League of Nations looking over their shoulders during an assembly in Geneva, Switzerland, 1920. (Photo by Hulton Archive / Getty Images) Historians often interpret the history of Europe ...

That's still the reality after Italy's elections last week. Voters decisively rejected decades of political integration with the European Union, instead putting their trust in a populist party that ...

When Donald Trump looks at the globe, what does he see? We know that in the president’s eyes, other nations may be abject “shithole countries,” shiny real-estate opportunities, or potential candidates ...

Globalization integrates economies, enhancing trade and specialization across countries. Tech advances foster global culture sharing, but create economic shifts impacting local jobs. Globalization ...

“Globalization,” the bête noir of isolationists, protectionists, and labor and environmental activists for nearly a decade, is now considered by many reasonable, centrist individuals to be dying, if ...

President-elect Trump spoke with Russian President Putin, urging him to de-escalate the war in Ukraine. The call took place amidst intensified drone attacks by both Russia and Ukraine. Trump's stance ...

Dr. Zahra is a professor of history at the University of Chicago and has written extensively about globalization’s first collapse. April 5, 2025 Before World War I, globalization was at a high point.