the world is flat chapter 14 summary
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The World Is Flat
Chapter Fourteen Summary
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The Dell Theory of Conflict Prevention
This chapter opens by introducing a new study of the "supply-chain" by using Friedman's computer as an example. The study later explores how geopolitical conflicts could slow globalization.
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Tom Friedman has a theory: "two countries invested in a business together by being part of the same global supply-chain are less likely to go to war, as they are now heavily invested in the success of the business venture. Any interruption to that supply chain would be critical."
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Supply chains have evolved and they have effected politics the stability of countries, such as Asian countries. These countries are part of many supply chains and are do good business.
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The price of war is dramatically higher than it used to be and many countries must consider the economic effect of a war on their country.
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For example, the China-Taiwan relations and India-Pakistan. These are two examples of how the globalization and supply chain have caused countries to think rationally about the cost of war and have arrived at a solution.
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However, there are limitations to this phenomenon. For example, Al-Qaeda and other terrorist networks formed "mutant supply chains" for the purpose of destruction. Transmitting terror is easier in a flat world. Friedman ends by discussing a way to "examine our abilities to derail the nuclear threat by using our capabilities to disrupt the terrorists supply chain".
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