Friday, October 8, 2010

Globalization : Iran and the United States Relationship

The concept of Globalization  is traced back to sixties when a Canadian Sociologist " Marshal Mcluhan " popularized the term of global village.
Globalization explains internationalization of thoughts and communication .
the results of standardization in methods of products and marketing is Globalization ,in other word there is a great link between the territory of economy and Globalization .
A good example is Mcdonald , you can buy its food products with same qulaity in every region in the world from New York to Mumbai !
Massmedia which distribute information , audios and videos are in the direct connect with globalization.
The invention of the Morse codes was the first step in instantaneous communication , and the next steps respectively are Telephone , Satelite , Internet and so on .
This era has been named Space ,Electronic , Solar , Atom and finally a globe village.
Although globalization is a common idea in the world the role of western culture is not deniable and its role can affect every part in countries relationship.
In this issue , for example , relationship between Iran and the US is manipulating by globally decisions , however their relations is long story and had and has a lot of ups and downs since two countries had begun theire relationship in mid of 19 century.
The very important leader's meeting in WW2 was held in tehran in 1943 ,the movement of oil in iran , Coup d'état led by Americans , Iran's revolution in 1979 , Iran hostage crisis in 1979 for 444 days ,war between Iraq and Iran and lots of events show that theire common concerns cant be detached.
In 1989 the Soviet Union colappsed , thia year seems to be a turning point in the world , the US became the only superpower in the world ,the Internet became the most popular and revolution in communication has happened , infact we can see the changes which we couldnt even imagine before.
In Middle East in South and West of asia , in Dubai ,Turkey , India and especially in China all of these countries try to improve theire economiy , making facilities for investment and so on .
Iran must pay attention to its opportunities ,iran is located in the most strategic and the most important area in the world .
The connection between globalization and being an economic power is very complicated , for example World Trade Organization ( WTO ) ,which has been formed since 1995 , tries to establish a unified system in global trade ,Iran's request for membership in WTO have been rejected by the US and WTO have just accepted iran as an observer , it means that iran should act in the world based on it's national interests , if we don't avail ourselves of this opportunity the others will definitely take it.

References :
Globalizations  : Concepts and Theories by Dr Ameli
Cultural Studies   Chris Barker
Key Concepts of cultural Theory   Andrew Edgar
wto.org

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