Nearly 500 years before Christopher Columbus set sail for the Americas, much of the world was already connected via trade, exploration, and cultural exchange. In fact, one can trace globalization all ...

Heinrich Scherer’s Magellanic world map entitled "Representatio Geographica Itineris Maritimi Navis Victoriae...," showing the route of Magellan's circumnavigation and the Victoria, the only remaining ...

History and Theory, Vol. 57, No. 3 (SEPTEMBER 2018), pp. 390-407 (18 pages) Ever since the spatial turn, historians have faced major challenges regarding how to write and research global history in ...

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 ...

Amid the growing debate over the fate of globalization, many an economist, commentator, or executive have weighed in from their ivory tower, think tank perch, or Davos panel chair to declare its ...

Alexander the Great is often understood to be the first statesman to attempt a "universal state,' owing in large part to his philosophical education under Aristotle. This picture of Alexander informs ...

As one of the world’s top consulting firms, the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) embodies thought leadership through the expertise it provides its global client base. One of these spheres of influence ...

Port cities are prime sites for the accumulation of wealth, population, and political influence in globalization – and Philadelphia is no exception. They include the largest cities in the world and ...

In this time of change in American administrations, moving from “American First” to the unknowns of the incoming Biden administration, the role of the United States in the world remains uncertain.