Globalization has brought many benefits, including the reduction of poverty in several countries. But it also has a dark side. From arms trafficking in West Africa through armed insurgencies in South Asia and the upsurge of jihad in the age of globalization, this book examines the challenges that the dark forces of globalization pose to the international system and the responses they have triggered.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foreword : In the penumbra of globalization / Saskia Sassen -- Introduction : Globalization and transnational uncivil society / Jorge Heine and Ramesh Thakur -- Globalization, imperialism and violence / William D. Coleman -- New state structures in SouthAmerica / Edgardo Lander -- The African connection / Garth le Pere and Brendan Vickers -- Arms trafficking in West Africa / Dorcas Ettang -- Organized crime in Southern Africa / Charles Goredema -- Maoism in a globalizing India / Ajay K. Mehra -- Globalization and South Asian insurgencies / S.D. Muni -- Terrorism and political movement in Kashmir / Rekha Chowdhary -- Jihad in the age of globalization / Nasra Hassan -- Security challenges in a unipolar globalized world / M.J. Akbar -- Regional integrationas a response to globalization / Luk Van Langenhove and Tiziana Scaramagli -- Civil society and trade protests in the Americas / Marisa von Bülow -- Global production, local protest and the Uruguay River pulp mills project / Ricardo A. Gutiérrez Gustavo Almeira -- Actors and activities in the anti-human trafficking movement / Kirsten Foot -- Conclusions : A bumpy ride to globalization, Google and jihad / Jorge Heine and Ramesh Thakur.