| Globalization and Technology: Effects upon American Hegemony | “How the spread of globalization and ease of technology will affect America’s hegemonic stance.” | | | 8/22/2013 |

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The United States has been a dominant power since the mid 20th century. The U.S. has understood that being at the pinnacle of the world powers has vast benefits. It allows others to listen when one is promoting the spread of human rights or slowing the spread of weapons of mass destruction,” (Walt, 2011). As a result, this is the status and prestige that the U.S. enjoyed during the early 20th century. Up until now that is, the prestige, and status that the U.S. enjoyed is beginning to wane. In the past, there was no one to challenge the United States stance on the global stage and how she personally believed to be the chosen one to uphold the universal moral code, now other countries are beginning to emerge on the world stage and openly display their hostility toward the American culture. Suddenly, the pinnacle on which the U.S. stood did not look so sturdy. If the last decade, is an indication of what the next nine are going to be like, it is safe to assume that the 21st century is likely to be very chaotic..

Globalization and technology are not just a new economic occurrence, they are involved politically, culturally, military, and environmentally as well. They have networks of interdependence that are spanning continents, increasing rapidly that before the First World War, the steam engine and the telegraph reduced the cost of transportation and information. What distinguishes globalization today is the speed and volume of cross-border contacts.

However, since the beginning of the twenty first century with the widespread of account of technology and the ease of globalization, the United Stated may be losing its unipolar stance and ability to dictate how the