globalization

Chrystia Freeland’s most important sparring partner isn’t Donald Trump

The U.S. president says he doesn’t like Canada’s foreign minister, but the more interesting dynamic is the contrast between Freeland and Robert Lighthizer, Trump’s trade czar

Canada must step up to defend a globalized world

Our editorial: Canada should play a greater role in combating the effects of the neo-tribalism of the 21st century

What will happen when we fall out of love with tech?

Opinion: Our relationship with technology is reaching a tipping point, where the promises it once held feel like lies. What will happen next?

For the record: Justin Trudeau on the need for inclusive growth

Trudeau: ‘I’m extremely positive about the opportunity to engage with the world because I have a great story to tell’

Why free trade is a losing issue for Hillary Clinton

Trump’s angry rhetoric against free trade appeals to communities hit hardest by lost manufacturing jobs, leaving little room for Clinton’s fuzzy stance. That’s bad for the whole world.

Is Brexit the start of a new war against globalization?

Britons may have voted for change, but what will it mean for the rest of the world?

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When God and politics collide

Former British PM Tony Blair on the rights of the religious to be heard

Don’t call me trashy, and don’t call me victimized either

A cropped tee and mini skirt certainly doesn’t say ‘love me for my mind,’ it does say something about Western emancipation

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The lesson of a Jewish cemetery

MARK STEYN: The ‘sanctity’ of this burial ground in Tangiers speaks volumes

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Nortel: Two more thoughts

We’re having a pretty good discussion about Nortel over here, as we try to decide whether Roger Martin’s stern lecture in Monday’s Globe about How The World Really Works is, you know, reality-based. Results so far are inconclusive. Meanwhile, two more thoughts, of perhaps varying orders of seriousness, on this whole business.

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Energy shock and oil myths

Will soaring prices crush globalization? Don’t bet on it.

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Globalization—It’s older than money

A new book claims the ancient world might hold some lessons for these troubled economic times