Ares, Janus, Globalization: A Primer For The Military Leader in NATO

摘要

War and human life have been coupled since before antiquity. Ares, the Greek god of war, wielding fist and sword, battled with immortals and mortals alike. In more recent times, as economies and politics become increasingly interdependent or, globalized Janus, the Roman deity of doorways and passageways, who watched in two directions at once, has begun to take center stage, looking at both international stability and security. This study examines globalization from the perspectives of three interlocking stakes: international military and commercial investment; dual-use technologies; and export control. As a primer on these stakes for the rising military leader within the North Atlantic Treaty, the study elucidates the issue of cooperation vs. competition intrinsic to NATO and the European Union as together they seek to increase transatlantic security. The enormous potential of dual-use technologies is examined, with a focus on the angst of military leaders about the increasing dependence on technologies that are widely commercially available to both friend and foe. Last, the competing demands of openness of markets and of international security involved in both those stakes lead to consideration of the economic instrument of export control of technologies.