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How Globalization Affects Countries' Foreign Policy

In this short article I will discuss the multi-facet topic of globalization. I will touch on how the increase in trade, investment in foreign entities, and immigration has all lead to sturdier globalization. This increase in globalization leads to a lower tendency for political entities to throw their countries into war. This creates a more stable global economy, where countries are interdependent on each other for their goods and money. The definition of Globalization, as defined by the Merriam-Webster Dictionary is; 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. So basically, the three main entities that contribute to Globalization are the free flow of goods, money, and labor. This definition does a good job of identifying what Globalization is, but not of how it affects our global society. Nowadays our global society is so used to the benefits of Globalization, so m...