Global Perspective: The New World Order - Essay Example

Globalization, as in the global proliferation of trade, the intensification of cross-cultural and transnational communications and interactions, and, importantly, the annihilation of national borders as an obstacle to trade and the flow of people and ideas, has not led to a more united world.

Instead, and to a great extent, it has exposed the depth of the differences which separate people and countries, ultimately leading to a more fragmented world. The current global political reality, especially in light of the events of September 11th demands that we revisit the notion of the New World Order and redefine it. The technological revolution has, to a degree, brought cultures closer together. It has done so through the provision of tools that facilitate popular cross-cultural communication, such as Internet chatrooms.

There is no doubt that technology, whether it assumes the form of the internet or electronic/satellite media, has created greater understanding between populations but, it has also exposed the width and breadth of the differences between them. These differences, which found expression in terrorism and the events of September 11th, are what the New World Order is about.