We have read two essays on Globalization: Globalization Goes to War and Two Years Later, a Thousand Years Ago, where the history of globalization, views to globalization and missions for globalization are discussed. Both essays state that globalization is not a new phenomena- but a phenomena as old as communication and transportation and ‘technologically driven expansion of commerce’. The authors agree that even though the mission behind the globalization and process of globalization changed over time, history repeats itself from the point of obstacles in front of the globalization, since globalization grows the seeds of its destruction with itself. Wright explains this theory with the example of the attack on September 11, 2001, where the technology improvements in the core of globalization used as a tool protest to improvements on the way to globalization. Wright talks about the theory of nonzero-sum in economic interdependence: Economic developments both create losers and gainers, outcome show changes in the eye of the beholder as the overall outcome is zero. In this essay, Wright also makes some suggestions, by highlighting the importance and necessity of international governance and morality for safe steps to globalization.
In the second essay, Robert Samuelson, concentrates on Iraq War and globalization relationship. He discusses the uncertain consequences Iraq War on globalization, saying that war may make the world safer for globalization or proove that the world is not ready for globalization just like it happened in the history, in the example of Great Depression. He also states that Iraq is not the only obstacle in front of globalization as it is seen, but overdependence on the Us economy, stagnation in Europe and Japan and overdebted developing countries are all individual obstacles on the road.