The Five Wars of Globalization

Globalization is a term used to address the international relation which bonds countries and the markets into trading natural and material resources globally, through vast technological and communication improvements. Due to capital there are numerous illicit networks in the world today. In this paper I will argue that globalization is the cause of most recent illicit networks. Illicit networks are a form of behaviour institution that do not follow the rules or laws of the government. Firstly, the article on globalization by Thomas Erikson will be discussed; where he addresses that globalization is not only part of capital but part of the world, for example the interconnection of communication and technological development promote the global economy into having trade worldwide. Secondly, the world becoming global has its own advantages; globalization brings in many types of interconnected systems, where different forms of illicit networks are made. The currency system in its prime was designed to separate nations not only in their patriot form but in wealth this is another form of inequality in power. Thirdly, illicit networks activist such as illegalized immigrant, a drug dealer and traffickers, are created through their national obstacles that they face. They are created because they have problems in their society, in the countries they live in; it can be from war to any natural or life threatening disaster. Thus, globalization is part of the illicit networks that the world faces today because it is harder to control.
Globalization in its context existed before the 1980s, where individual around the world had interconnected relationships with one another in trading economic resources internationally. In early 17th and 18th cen...

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...ter living for all there will not be high rise of drug use. Individuals will be educated in a way to not to use these form of drugs, also there will no longer be war because there will be equality between individuals. Requiring of weapons will longer be needed because weapons are needed to defend or attack. Borders will not be looked harshly to stop people from crossing because this time people will be crossing the border to visit the country not to flee from harm being done to them or for living a better life. Thus, globalization is not only factor for the illicit networks it is inequality itself that creates these networks.

Works Cited

Eriksen, T. H. (n.d.). Globalization The Key Concept. New York: Oxford.
Niam, M. (2008). The Five Wars of Globalization. In K. A. Mingst, Essentials of International Relations (pp. 151-159). New York: W.W Norton& Company Inc.