The Dell Theory

The Dell Theory of conflict prevention introduces a massive industry of supply chains working together. Friedman’s theory starts off with introducing how the world works together and shows us how an entire global supply chain produces his Dell notebook. It is the fact that non-credible countries are getting involved in this industry of production that caused Friedman to propose his theory. The Dell Theory of Conflict Prevention argues that if two countries are working together there will not be a cause for war, but there are limitations to this statement. Limitations to the dell theory are mutant supply chains where destruction is unavoidable, and the fact that world conflict has turned more into wars between groups vs. nations rather than …show more content…
While the internet can be used as ways to outsource products or get connected with other nations, it can also be a harmful way to get connected. For global supply chains it can be a helpful resource and a way for countries to communicate and interact. For mutant supply chains it is a dangerous tool. This is also a limit to the way the flat world is used. Mutant supply chains like al Qaeda can use the internet to show off their harmful ways and to get other people to be apart of what they stand for.
The Dell Theory is sometimes unavoidable. Even if sub-groups are the ones creating conflict that does not mean that nations will not create conflicts themselves. Friedman even addresses it when he states, “Sometimes war in unavoidable, it is imposed on you by the reckless behavior of others, and you just have to pay the price.” In a way he's addressing these non-state actors as well. War is unavoidable when people are interacting with so many different …show more content…
This is the key factor which is backing up the dell theory and the one that has been under close surveillance along with India and Pakistan. Although a conflict of war was prevented because of this theory, what to say it won't happen again. Another conflict can arise and there'll theory can be completely forgotten. According to Friedman The Dell Theory does not make war obsolete, so another out break between China and Taiwan can be the end to this theory.
Again, some theories are not fully perfect. There are some factors that can cause the fall of The Dell Theory. For starters, if a country is completely dependent on the supply chain then they will rethink their desire for conflict, but what if they are not completely dependent on it? According to Friedman, “ … a new source for geopolitical instability has emerged only in the recent years, for which even the updated Dell Theory can prove no restraint.” This source is mutant supply chains like al