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1. Where does Barry Eichengreen think international investment will head in the months following September 11? This essay was written in the months following September 11. Assess the accuracy of Eichengreen's predictions.

2. David Held considers the "interconnectedness" of the global community exhibited by the events of September 11. Discuss the role that he considers multilateral organizations should play in addressing terrorism/informal violence globally. What kinds of institutions would have to be put in place to make this happen? Do you think this is a realistic goal for the short-term? For the long-term?

3. After reviewing the points that are central to Saskia Sassen's essay, evaluate whether her argument for improved international governance of "hotspots" is convincing. Include in your evaluation a discussion of the links Sassen makes between socio-economic inequities and potential threats to security in the North.

4. How does globalization in its social, political, economic and cultural manifestations offer insights that help us understand and interpret the events of September 11? How do you think each of the three authors would respond to the following question:

   Does globalization facilitate global violence -

   1. by acting as an incubator of violence due to political oppression, poverty, alienation, cultural hegemony, and severe human rights abuses, or

   2. through porous borders, efficient communications and travel, etc.?