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Balancing the World

S. military has been present in the past (i.e. Germany and Japan) there is a "core" state. Mr. Barnett was also a supporter of the war in Iraq but not for humanitarian or the WMD reasons but for the policy towards the underdeveloped world that the U.S. would have to take after the invasion.
             Mr. Barnett also has a third category; it is called the "seam states." These "seam states" are states that are not quite "core or "gap" states. These states have characteristics of both "gap" and "core" states and could at any time fall into the "gap." The real concern about these states is that they provide a gateway for the religious fundamentalists to access the "core" states. For the most part "seam" states border both "core" and "gap" states. This third category calls for the "core" states to help shed the "gap" like characteristics of these states and bring them into the core before major problems occur.
             Like Mr. Barnett, Mr. Friedman's "world of disorder" consists of under-developed states. These states are composed of rogue states and terrorist organizations that prey on the unfortunate people of the underdeveloped world. Mr. Friedman also sees the "world of disorder" as a growing problem for the "world of order." The policy of dealing with these states is where the two men differ further. Where Mr. Barnett proposes a more unilateral policy for the U.S., Mr. Friedman is for a more multilateral approach but with reservations. He believes that in some cases the U.S. has to overlook the opinions of states when those opinions have little real backing. This was in fact what the U.S. government had to do when it came to the Iraq war where two permanent members of the UN. Security council showed signs of vetoing a US backed resolution calling for military intervention in Iraq. One of the two states, Russia, had serious economic concerns with the outcome of the war. Russia, having a heavy dependence on oil sales, would not like to see the opening up of Iraqi oil fields to the international market.


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