Barack Obama. Bill Gates. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Pope Benedict XVI. Bono. Fidel Castro. Angelina Jolie.

So many words, so little time. Political leaders in particular are known to talk a lot. And yet, your students have a strong interest in developing their own sense of what some of the world's leading figures and thinkers stand for.

Enter The Globalist's Person of the Week

By presenting several insightful quotes from a key world figure — and adding incisive questions to provide a better context to the thoughts expressed — our Person of the Week feature serves as a riveting "virtual interview" with the world’s movers and shakers.

A captivating Q&A format

Through its engaging question-and-answer format, our Person of the Week feature — which averages around 370 words — allows your students and teachers to cover lots of ground while sacrificing relatively little time.