tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7749590.post115800532296566875..comments2023-11-27T15:39:10.408+05:30Comments on Ram Viswanathan: Five Years AfterRam Viswanathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14505725596819403724noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7749590.post-1158172268915128242006-09-14T00:01:00.000+05:302006-09-14T00:01:00.000+05:30VenkateshYes.. in fact this war is not only marath...Venkatesh<BR/>Yes.. in fact this war is not only marathon but could be much longer than that.. We might never be able to 'fully' contain terrorism..<BR/><BR/>But the threat it poses to 'globalization' and flat world is really significant.. Globalization may be the train that has left the station but it could be significantly slowed down.. if not halted on its tracks..Ram Viswanathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14505725596819403724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7749590.post-1158114017819005982006-09-13T07:50:00.000+05:302006-09-13T07:50:00.000+05:30Keen observations, Ram.I think things become a lot...Keen observations, Ram.<BR/><BR/>I think things become a lot easier when people realize that winning over terrorism is a long race - <B> a marathon rather than a sprnit </B><BR/><BR/>Markets, societies and other structures/systems readjust themselves in a dynamic form in response to the terror. That is the benefit of openness/flexibility - hallmarks of the American system. <BR/><BR/>I share your concern about globalization being stopped in its tracks .. the US has shown remarkable resilience against such tendencies, however the policy establishment seems to all the time take up initiatives that create longer term problems. I wonder if the war in Iraq is worth it, or is it going to spawn a generation growing up resenting American interference. The only remaining superpower has to think and act responsibly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com