One of the best ways to become a more knowledgeable global citizen is to read. Foreign policy experts from around the world recommend the following newspapers, magazines, and books for a comprehensive, insightful, and up-to-date analysis of world affairs. These publications represent a wide variety of views and opinions on contemporary affairs, although the Global Studies Institute does not necessarily subscribe to all the views and opinions contained therein.

Newspapers

The Christian Science Monitor	http://www.csmonitor.com/
The New York Times	http://www.nytimes.com/
The Wall Street Journal	http://www.wallstreetjournal.com/

Weekly and Monthly Magazines:

The Economist	http://www.economist.com/
Foreign Policy	http://www.foreignpolicy.com/
Foreign Affairs	http://www.foreignaffairs.org/

Websites:

Yale's Center for the Study of Globalization

http://yaleglobal.yale.edu/

Books:

Blueprint for Action: A Future Worth Creating--Thomas P.M. Barnett, October 2005. See Thomas Barnett’s profile in this website.

The World is Flat: A Short History of the 21st Century--Thomas L. Friedman, April 2005

Knowing the Enemy: Jihadist Ideology and the War on Terror--Mary Habeck, January 2006. See Mary Habeck’s profile in this website.

China, Inc. : How the Rise of the Next Superpower Challenges America and the World--Ted C. Fishman, February 2005

War Footing: Ten Steps America Must Take to Prevail in the War for the Free World-- Frank J. Gaffney, January 2006

The Search: How Google and Its Rivals Rewrote the Rules of Business and Transformed Our Culture--John Battelle, September 2005

The Pentagon’s New Map: War and Peace in the 21st Century--Thomas P.M Barnett, September 2005

Why Globalization Works--Martin Wolf, fall 2005

Exporting America: Why Corporate Greed is Shipping American Jobs Overseas--Lou Dobbs, fall 2004.