The first decade of the 21st century gave us an additional dimension to the concept of globalization. From Afghanistan to Argentina, from Mexico to Iran, and from Columbia to the United States, drug dealers have become a more powerful force in dictating daily lives of millions of people while holding communities, countries, and international political economy landscape hostage INTERPOL.
Too often, as a way of funding terrorism and, state controlled political machineries such as Iran and Afghanistan engage in smuggling operations to earn hard currencies, create foreign reserves, and maintain social obedience Iran's Drug Trafficking.
Oil and gas has become a powerful weapon in globalized oil dependent economies. At one end, the oil companies can fund and influence political landscapes Oil in American Politics and on the end, governments such as Russian government can use the gas resources to manipulate and exploit the fortunes of old Soviet Republics such as Ukraine and exert pressure on Western Europe every winter Gas & Politics, Mixing Oil, Gas, & Politics.
As Drugs, gas, and oil have become tools of mass destructions in the hands of government officials and other criminals, what has happened to global ethics? Where did global ethics go? Can we agree on some foundational definition of good versus bad? There are attempts by educational institutions and journals to bring together diverse perspectives in addressing ethics such as Center for Global Ethics, think tank groups such as The Millennium Project. However, unless we can define an acceptable term that can be applied to individuals to help each person do the right thing in this globalized world, we will continue to struggle with individuals and governments who have ill intentions towards others.
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