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Nowadays, the world is becoming more and more closely linked. Thanks to technological improvements and the information revolution, there are no more barriers between countries as describes Thomas L. Friedman in the article “It is a flat world, after all”. Trade has increased and population movements between countries are greater than ever before. However, billions of people still live in poverty and the gap between rich and poor at a global level is expanding. That is why there is an urgent need to consider the worrying situation developing countries meet. Many reasons for helping poor countries are evoked: humanitarian, political, diplomatic and economic. The quote develops another explanation. The reason for which many countries have to help poorer ones may be a question of global security. Due to the interconnectedness of the societies, difficult situations such as conflicts, famines in poor countries influence and jeopardize the security in rich countries like the United......

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