Effects of Globalization on the U.S. Homeland Security

As a multidimensional phenomenon, globalization is a term describing intercontinental social, economic, and political integration. A lot of people and businesses, including countries of the world, benefit from the practices of globalization. However, others are negatively impacted as their cultures suffer, the economy hurt, and the environment deteriorates. The U.S. homeland security benefits and suffers from globalization. Ciftci et al. observe that many contemporary advancements/developments affecting the United States homeland security are often connected with globalization, directly and indirectly (286). Some of the developments such as increased use of technology and civilian products by the military, defense privatization R&D, decreasing defense budgets, and consolidating defense industries, and increasing the use of sophisticated surveillance and information systems, are attributed to the decisions made…