Edited by author 03-13-2003 07:23 PM
"But if globalization is itself a hedge against war in the globalized world..."

the problem with this point of view, as claimed by Barnett and repeated above, is that there are far too many examples of globalization being the RATIONALE for war in a globalized world. without addressing this point, Barnett's views appear to be overtly pro-globalization, and as such, they are self-supporting. war=peace, and globalization=peace - both phenomena are far too complex for the sort of elaborate-yet-simple explanations that he is suggesting. and, of course, the "gaps" can always be viewed as areas that have yet to be annexed by the systems of the west, and thus, will fall prey to conquest until they are sublimated and assimilated. ??