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I'm not sure why but for some reason there has been an unusual amount of discussion about the effects of globalization in all of my classes, including in my Spanish 355 class. I wrote my OpEd about globalization and its effects on Costa Rica. Globalization is becoming quite the theme for me so I guess I should study it more. So, having said that, I chose the article "Globalization and International Conflict: Can FDI Increase Peace" ch. 4-E. I picked this article not only because I personally agree with the points proven, but it is a very informative article with a great amount of credible sources and research. For example, just in the introduction, the author begins talking about comparative advantage which is a basic concept in any beginning Econ class. In fact, I just learned about it two weeks ago. But it just goes on to explain that comparative advantage, how countries trade one with another, improves each countries' economy while at the same time, creating more cooperation and good feeling between countries, thus creating more peace. One of the points the author goes on to prove is that as countries begin to trade more and more with other countries, they are much more likely to not join in conflict, jeopardizing their growing economy. It's a very interesting article and it is well written, presented, and proved through the information given.