In Thomas L. Friedman’s, The World Is Flat, he discusses a chapter called “The Dell
Theory of Conflict Prevention”, which explains why out of all the reasons countries prevent from going to war with one another, the main reason is because of supply chains. Supply chains are otherwise known as trading or having the same international businesses in those countries. The majority of countries all around the world contain the same international businesses, such as McDonald’s. This allows for these countries to have a “peace agreement” among them, and opens the doors for other trading possibilities. Those few countries that do not contain these businesses and/or trading possibilities makes them more likely to go to war with other countries because these countries’ economies will not be affected by disrupting the supply chain. However, this “peace agreement” only applies to the United States to a certain …show more content…
China is in fact part of the global supply chain with the United States, making it a difficult decision for China to choose a side to defend should any combat occur between the United States and North Korea. China would have to choose whether to stay allies with North Korea and defend them or risk breaking away from the Dell Theory, and potentially harming their economy greatly by going to war against one of its largest, if not the largest, trading sources in the world. Later on in Friedman’s article, he explains: “Warning: What I said when I put forth the McDonald’s Theory, I would repeat even more strenuously with the Dell Theory: It does not make wars obsolete. And it does not guarantee that governments will not engage in wars of choice, even governments that are part of major global supply chains” (Friedman par. 26). This goes to show that even though countries are part of the same global supply chain, they will still go to war and risk harming their own
Theory of Conflict Prevention”, which explains why out of all the reasons countries prevent from going to war with one another, the main reason is because of supply chains. Supply chains are otherwise known as trading or having the same international businesses in those countries. The majority of countries all around the world contain the same international businesses, such as McDonald’s. This allows for these countries to have a “peace agreement” among them, and opens the doors for other trading possibilities. Those few countries that do not contain these businesses and/or trading possibilities makes them more likely to go to war with other countries because these countries’ economies will not be affected by disrupting the supply chain. However, this “peace agreement” only applies to the United States to a certain …show more content…
China is in fact part of the global supply chain with the United States, making it a difficult decision for China to choose a side to defend should any combat occur between the United States and North Korea. China would have to choose whether to stay allies with North Korea and defend them or risk breaking away from the Dell Theory, and potentially harming their economy greatly by going to war against one of its largest, if not the largest, trading sources in the world. Later on in Friedman’s article, he explains: “Warning: What I said when I put forth the McDonald’s Theory, I would repeat even more strenuously with the Dell Theory: It does not make wars obsolete. And it does not guarantee that governments will not engage in wars of choice, even governments that are part of major global supply chains” (Friedman par. 26). This goes to show that even though countries are part of the same global supply chain, they will still go to war and risk harming their own