Most countries are unable to hold control on a local level, so what control can we expect at a global level? It's not globalization by itself, but the free trade imposed as part of the globalization process. And free trade, I have to agree with you Chris, not always means peace (though this is one of the US slogans when imposing their economical system over other countries).

Be careful! Is it classified?

I think one issue is that we have globalisation of capital, investment, trade and finance, but with no corresponding globalisation of regulation, taxation, surveillance, policing, democratic accountability, citizenship, freedom of movement.

ordinary people can get shot for trying to cross borders that money and investment and corporate property can cross with ease at top speed in any direction.  we have globalised business without globalised governance, globalised capital and management without a globalised labour movement, etc.

The difference between theory and practise in practise ...