Study Questions for p. 248-256 of Chapter 12 of The
Lexus and the Olive Tree.
1. What is Friedman’s “The Golden Arches
Theory of Conflict Prevention? Explain.
2. So, why isn’t globalization the answer to conflict?
3. How does today’s globalization, however, increase the
costs of going to war?
4. How does globalization “sharpen civil wars”?
5. Why did the Serbs relinquish Kosovo?
6. How was the Cold War a chess board which included an
incentive for superpower involvement in regional conflicts?
7. How was