Globalization is an extension of a world view that has been imposing itself on the entire world for centuries. Nietzsche’s “will to power” is an urge that is showing itself to be true in the context of the current global financial crisis. It depends upon a metaphysical interpretation of the universe and provides the common thread that ties it to the current globalization thrust.

An insidious problem is growing all around the world; green trade protectionism. Here is an alternative way of looking at the problem.