ABSTRACT

The different elements of globalization are interrelated. In the immediate future, there is likely to be little advance on issues of economic, social, and cultural development without coming to grips with the problems of peace and security. Currently at the heart of the issue is the question of who should be responsible for international peace and security, the United States or the United Nations? Some advisers propose joining forces with the Americans, it being the only state capable of delivering power anywhere in the world. Others, believing in a balance of power, advocate enhancing global institutions such as the UN. Pax Americana or multilateral global security?