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Does a higher degree of globalization lead to a higher degree of stability and peace? This is a classical and interesting discussion. The world before World War
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Does a higher degree of globalization lead to a higher degree of stability and peace? This is a classical and interesting discussion. The world before World War I was arguably highly globalized. I failed to find a comprehensive summary of the arguments and counter-arguments, but here a few links:
“The First World War in the History of Globalization”
https://www.etown.edu/offices/president/2014-11-14-WW1-Globalization.pdf https://www.etown.edu/offices/president/2014-11-14-WW1-Globa...
The world today looks ominously like it did before World War I
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/12/29/the-world-today-looks-ominously-like-it-did-before-world-war-i/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/12/29/the-w...
Globalization = No War? Does an increasingly economically interconnected world cut the chance of war? Maybe, but it doesn’t eliminate it.
https://thediplomat.com/2011/08/globalization-no-war/ https://thediplomat.com/2011/08/globalization-no-war/
We mustn’t fall for The Great Illusion again
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/9555708/We-mustnt-fall-for-The-Great-Illusion-again.html https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/955570...
The Great Illusion
https://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/15/opinion/15krugman.html https://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/15/opinion/15krugman.html
IMHO, the argument is partially true. But on the other hand, it increases the complexity of the system, and makes many otherwise unlikely "failure modes" possible.