SCLG2616 Lecture 10: week 10 terrorism
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Another key point is that the issue of what is regarded as positive or negative about globalisation often depends on one"s perspective and position. Thus while most of us would agree that terrorism is a negative process those who are involved in and support it, disagree. Negative globalisation does not merely involve negative flows and processes but also structures whose effects at least some would regard as largly if not totally negative. The cellular organisation of al-qaeda would be considered a negative structure. It is also worth noting that negative global flows of various kinds led to global counter-reactions; to global efforts, both processes and structures, to deal with those flows. Actions of states to deal with dangerous imports. The flow of products from around the world makes it near-impossible to know the true nature of the products entering a country.