{"product_id":"2940149101672","title":"Economics and Maritime Strategy: Implications for the 21st Century","description":"Globalization can be viewed as the flow of goods, services, funds, people, technology, and information\u003cbr\u003eacross borders. In the twenty-first century it is characterized by increasing volume\u003cbr\u003eand speed. Economic productivity and prosperity have been enhanced by the free flows of\u003cbr\u003egoods, services, monies, ideas, and talents with world trade expanding and world GDP growing\u003cbr\u003eover the last several decades. A major portion of these flows occurs on the global maritime\u003cbr\u003ecommons.\u003cbr\u003eThe National Security Strategy of the United States calls for igniting a new era of global economic\u003cbr\u003egrowth through free markets and free trade. It seeks to expand the circle of development\u003cbr\u003eby opening societies and building the infrastructure of democracy. And it seeks agendas for cooperative\u003cbr\u003eaction with other main centers of global power.\u003cbr\u003eUnfortunately, there is a dark side to globalization, which comes from the vulnerabilities of the\u003cbr\u003einternational system. Terrorism, proliferation and potential use of weapons of mass destruction,\u003cbr\u003etransnational criminal activities, and forced migration are significant threats to global security.\u003cbr\u003eThe global maritime commons provides the highways for these security threats.\u003cbr\u003eThus, the National Security Strategy focuses on defeating global terrorism, preventing attacks\u003cbr\u003eagainst the United States and friends, defusing regional conflicts, and preventing access to and\u003cbr\u003ethe use of weapons of mass destruction. Besides engaging the opportunities of globalization it is\u003cbr\u003enecessary to confront the challenges of globalization.\u003cbr\u003eThis workshop explores the important relationships between economics and security, with emphasis\u003cbr\u003eon a maritime strategy. Its purpose is to contribute to the development of a maritime\u003cbr\u003estrategy in support of the overarching grand strategy of the United States. The workshop is organized\u003cbr\u003eusing the above construct.","brand":"ReadCycle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47067948843248,"sku":"2940149101672","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940149101672_p0.jpg?v=1763711998","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940149101672","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}