Cocaine: A Free Trade Commodity
According to Rachman, over the last thirty years the world has embraced globalization. Merriam Webster dictionary defines globalization as “the development of an increasingly integrated global economy marked especially by free trade, free flow of capital, and the tapping of cheaper foreign labor markets”. However, globalization has many benefits unassociated with trade and economics, such as advancing the use of the Internet and promoting of education and literacy across the world. While the Merriam Webster’s definition is specific to the economic aspect of globalization, it can be plainly described as how countries interact with other each other to achieve common goals. According to Caldwell and Williams, globalization is unfortunately a double-edged sword. While globalization can encourage positive impacts around the world like the democratization of technology, finance, and information: it can also have unintended consequences, like promoting global crime.
According to Rachman, there is some debate on whether globalization is good for the U.S. While American values, like democracy and free trade, has spread across the world aided by globalization, the interconnectedness of things also presents a risk to U.S. national security. The same principles that enable …show more content…
In his 1971 address to congress, President Nixon compares narcotics deaths in New York in 1960 to those of 1970, to illustrate the need for an increased concern of narcotic use in America. “In 1960, less than 200 narcotic deaths were recorded in New York City”. By 2011, an average of 110 Americans died each day as a result of drug use. In the last 45 years, each administration has attempted different approaches to combating drugs in America. In 2010, President Obama launched the National Drug Control Strategy as a “blueprint for reducing illicit drug use and its harmful consequences in
According to Rachman, over the last thirty years the world has embraced globalization. Merriam Webster dictionary defines globalization as “the development of an increasingly integrated global economy marked especially by free trade, free flow of capital, and the tapping of cheaper foreign labor markets”. However, globalization has many benefits unassociated with trade and economics, such as advancing the use of the Internet and promoting of education and literacy across the world. While the Merriam Webster’s definition is specific to the economic aspect of globalization, it can be plainly described as how countries interact with other each other to achieve common goals. According to Caldwell and Williams, globalization is unfortunately a double-edged sword. While globalization can encourage positive impacts around the world like the democratization of technology, finance, and information: it can also have unintended consequences, like promoting global crime.
According to Rachman, there is some debate on whether globalization is good for the U.S. While American values, like democracy and free trade, has spread across the world aided by globalization, the interconnectedness of things also presents a risk to U.S. national security. The same principles that enable …show more content…
In his 1971 address to congress, President Nixon compares narcotics deaths in New York in 1960 to those of 1970, to illustrate the need for an increased concern of narcotic use in America. “In 1960, less than 200 narcotic deaths were recorded in New York City”. By 2011, an average of 110 Americans died each day as a result of drug use. In the last 45 years, each administration has attempted different approaches to combating drugs in America. In 2010, President Obama launched the National Drug Control Strategy as a “blueprint for reducing illicit drug use and its harmful consequences in