“Globalisation is the Yeti of … newspapers. Everybody knows it, but nobody has ever seen it. What does it look like? Tall, monkeyish, hairy? Or rather weasel-like? With glasses? Like a ferret or a marten?” Globalization means different things to different people, a laudable development uniting humankind or an epidemic crushing the vulnerable peoples of the earth. Whether it is something we can control remains to be seen, but it is certainly upon us. The move to “go global” is such a strong force that hardly any human activity is exempt. We have global treaties, global media, global celebrities, global bookstores, and even a global antiglobalization movement!We thank the Centre for the Study of Global Ethics, University of Birmingham, UK, for inviting one of us (DS) to present this paper at their research seminar. The subsequent discussions were most helpful. Also, thanks to Dr. Armin Schmidt for comments on an earlier draft and to Tomi Kushner for inviting us to write this paper.