Commanding Heights
The overall argument that is being made in the Commanding Heights video is not a new one. However, it is one that is seemingly becoming more impossible to ignore every day. At issue is the fact that there are two overall forces that are commonly at odds. On one side is the increased globalization and how the world is getting smaller and more interconnected by the day. On the other side of the ledger are the forces that often push back, sometimes violently, when it comes to the globalization that is being pushed upon them. While there would seem to be no stopping the globalization efforts, the pushback that is coming from some forces is sometimes violent and bloody.
Analysis
One of the examples of pushback that is given almost right away from the video is the 9/11 attacks. There is also the framing of the argument that the two sides to the conflict in question can be framed as the government and the market. There is also the idea being pushed that capitalism is the new and accepted way that things are done. The author is not sure if the latter is as true as one might think. A good amount of Europe, for example, is rather socialist. China, on the other hand, is Communist when it suits them but capitalist in many respects. Regardless, any perceived changes to the paradigm are considered to be a disruption...
References
Yergin, D. (2016). Commanding Heights Episode 1- Battle of Ideas (Official Video). YouTube.
Retrieved 15 August 2017, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoWbm8zUG6Y&;
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