Conclusions: A Bumpy Ride to Globalisation, Google and Jihad

Ramesh Thakur; Jorge Heine

doi:10.18356/0bdd27e8-en

Conclusions: A Bumpy Ride to Globalisation, Google and Jihad

Ramesh Thakur, Jorge Heine

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A convenient date for marking the transition from one epoch to another remains 1945, for three reasons: the end of the Second World War; the establishment of the United Nations as a universal organization to maintain international peace and security, protect human rights and promote human welfare and development; and the inauguration of the atomic age. Todays global environment is vastly more challenging, complex and demanding than the world of 1945. Just consider the vocabulary and metaphors of the new age, every one of which would have mystified the 1945 generation: Srebrenica, Rwanda, Kosovo, East Timor, Darfur; child soldiers, ethnic cleansing, blood diamonds, 9/11, regime change, HIV/AIDS, global warming; Microsoft, Google, iPod, Blackberry, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube. All of them both symbolize and result from the age of globalization. Moreover, they all empower both forces for good and forces of evil.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Dark Side of Globalisation
Editors	Jorge Heine and Ramesh Thakur
Place of Publication	Japan
Publisher	United Nations University Press
Pages	266-281
Volume	1
Edition	1st
ISBN (Print)	9789280811940
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.18356/0bdd27e8-en
Publication status	Published - 2011

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