Globalization

Question 1

What is in the critical nexus of globalization?

Answer 1

Globalization, Biotechnology and Terrorism

Question 2

What is globalization?

Answer 2

The emergence of a global society where economic, political, environmental, and cultural events in one part of the world have significance for other parts of the world due to advances in communications, transportation, and information technologies; circulation of ideas, languages, and popular culture

Question 3

How many people died from smallpox in the 20th century?

Answer 3

300 million- 500 million

Question 4

How many biological, chemical, nuclear or radiological agents were used by terrorists in 1900-2003

Answer 4

383

Question 5

How many biological events have happened betweeen 1900-2003

Answer 5

77

Question 6

How many biological events resulted in more than ten casualties

Answer 6

four in post-1945

Question 7

When was the human genome sequenced and its influence?

Answer 7

1999; went from traditional agents to genetically modified traditional agents/biochemical agents and advanced biological agents

Question 8

What was the Shady Grove Test?

Answer 8

1965 test to determine the vulnerabilites of US warships in light of a chemical or biological attack in the Pacific Ocean to see how well they could perform under attack; used Q-fever and tularemia sprayed over monkeys on the ships = 50% casualties

Question 9

Requirements needed in biodefense

Answer 9

planning, plan development, training & exercises, effects modelling & simulation, education, consulting

Question 10

Main actors in Biodefense

Answer 10

Defense, HHS, Homeland,Justice, State, EPA, Ag; federal, state, and local

Question 11

Laws and Treaties for Biodefense

Answer 11

BWC, CWC, UNSCR 1540 & 1874, NPT

Question 12

International Organizations that help with nonproliferation & counterproliferation

Answer 12

MTCR, Australia Group, Nuclear Suppliers group, Interpol

Question 13

Coalition of the Willing in nonproliferation and counterproliferation

Answer 13

PSI, GICNT, Wassenar

Question 14

US initiatives in nonproliferation and counterproflieration

Answer 14

Counter Terrorism, Export Control and Border Security

Question 15

Goals of Nonproliferation and counterproliferation interdiction

Answer 15

strengthen political will, scalability, flexibility, build partner capacity, catch cheaters, deterrence

Question 16

Globalization’s affect on national security

Answer 16

greater availability of threats and means, new and emerging threats, more interactions leads to competition for resources, explosion in science and technology; porous borders, space is the next frontier, US called to act anywhere

Question 17

Areas of business that globalization impacts?

Answer 17

global exports, trade, commercial shipping, air travel, internet access; industrial, financial, economic, health policy, political, informational, language, competition, ecological, cultural, social/NGOs, technical, legal, religious

Question 18

Dark side of globalization

Answer 18

competition for resources, impact on role of nation-state, strains on social systems and healthcare, mixing of peoples & cultures, instability, impact of failing states, conflict, environmental degradation, spread of disease, power conflict

Question 19

Principles for the information age

Answer 19

globalization is happening and the world is getting smaller, nature of conflict are changing, world is morecomplex, greater availability of means, less freedomof action since people are watching, relationship between engagement and risk, asymmetry in conflict, US cannot have too many allies, thosealliances can threaten the US, when not if, economy!

Question 20

What to expect from globalization

Answer 20

expand of flow of goods and information, growing economy, greater pockets of poverty, increase in new technology, advances in China and INdia, global firms, demand for oil