A Superficial Core

“In the twenty-first century the connection between religious fundamentalism, nuclear nationalism, and pauperization of whole populations because of corporate globalization is becoming impossible to ignore.”- Arundhati Roy

Thomas P.M. Barnett’s theory divides the world into two parts, the “Core” and the “Gap”. Whether a country finds itself into Core or Gap depends on how well it has integrated into the globalization. He advocates that the threat to United States security will come from the Gap and campaigns “shrinking the gap” by globalization and military means. Barnett advocates that globalization is the key to the core and leading proponent towards global peace.

I will rather argue that globalization has integrated the countries into a superficial core which will ultimately wilt away leading to conflict endangering the global peace and stability. The shallow relationship among the countries based on globalization will be short-lived and eventually degenerate into unprecedented clash besides threatening cultures, languages and environments.

Jamal R. Nassar describes Globalization and Terrorism as interlinked developments. He defines the nightmare of terrorism as a product of the globalized dream for a more equitable world and points out, “The clash between the two should be turned into a dialogue between the rich and the poor. Without hope for these poor and oppressed, violence is likely to continue.”

The 9/11 attacks is an ideal case to show the dangerous connection between Globalization and Terrorism. Najibullah Lafaraie reasons that formation of al-Qaeda itself can be seen as a manifestation of globalization as its establishment was directly or indirectly facilitated by globalization. Globalization also played an i...

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...om globalization, the dark side and vulnerabilities of this idea cannot be ignored. The glue of globalization joining the countries in a loose band may not stand the “test of time” and wither away overtime with dire consequences. The dangers and risks of globalization must also be counted in the overall global security matrix.

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